mantenere

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold
  • to hold, defend
  • to uphold

Etymology

Inherited from Latin manūtenēre, manuteneo, manūteneō, manū (with the hand, by hand).

Origin

Latin

manū

Gloss

with the hand, by hand

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