manter
Portuguese
/mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/, /mɐ̃.ˈte(ʁ)/
verb
Definitions
- to keep, maintain
- to hold, sustain, support
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese manteer inherited from Latin manūtenēre, manuteneo, manūteneō, manū (with the hand, by hand).
Origin
Latin
manū
Gloss
with the hand, by hand
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- maintain English
- manus Latin
- manuteneo Latin
- manuteneō Latin
- manū Latin
- manūteneō Latin
- manūtenēre, manuteneo, manūteneō Latin
- mantenere Italian
- mantenibile Italian
- mantenimento Italian
- main French
- maintenance French
- maintenant French
- mainteneur French
- maintenir French
- tenir French
- mantener Spanish, Castilian
- mantenimiento Spanish, Castilian
- manuscrito Spanish, Castilian
- *ten- Proto-Indo-European
- mantimento Portuguese
- maintenir Old French
- manter Galician
- menține Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mantinir Cebuano
- manteer Old Portuguese
- mantener Asturian
- mantegner Venetian
- mantener Ladino
- manti Guinea-Bissau Creole