« to maintain, keep » en sept langues
Sensto maintain, keep
Espagnol
/manteˈneɾ/
héréditaire
Also 'to support' someone financially.
Français
/mɛ̃tniʁ/
héréditaire
For the upkeep of a house or car, French says entretenir.
Italien
/manteˈnere/
héréditaire
Also 'to support' someone and 'to keep' a promise.
Portugais
/mɐ̃ˈteh/
héréditaire
Roumain
/menˈtsine/
emprunté · French maintenir, adapted to Romanian ține 'to hold'
Catalan
/məntəˈni/
héréditaire
Anglais
/meɪnˈteɪn/
du latin/français · Old French maintenir
L’ancêtre latin
MANŪ TENĒRE‘to hold in the hand’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Literally 'to hold by the hand'. French maintenant 'now' is this verb's present participle: what you hold in your hand is happening right now.
Parents anglais: maintenance, manual, tenant, contain
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esDebemos mantener la paz.
- frNous devons maintenir la paix.
- itDobbiamo mantenere la pace.
- ptDevemos manter a paz.
- roTrebuie să menținem pacea.
- caHem de mantenir la pau.
- enWe must maintain the peace.
La famille latine
MANU-· hand
MANUS was a feminine noun with an odd ending, and the sisters kept the gender against the look of the word: la mano in Spanish and Italian, la main in French. The hand also reached into 'holding' (maintain), 'sleeves' (manga) and 'way of doing' (manner). Portuguese a mão, Romanian mâna and Catalan la mà are feminine too.
MANUMhand
esmanofrmainitmanoptmãoromânăcamà
MANUĀLEMof the hand
esmanualfrmanuelitmanualeptmanualromanualcamanualenmanual
MANICAMsleeve
esmangafrmancheitmanicaptmangaromânecăcamàniga
MANŪ TENĒREto hold in the hand
esmantenerfrmainteniritmantenereptmanterromenținecamantenirenmaintain
*MANUĀRIAhandy; way of handling
esmanerafrmanièreitmanieraptmaneiraromanierăcamaneraenmanner
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