English word maintenance comes from Latin tentare, Latin manu, Latin manus tenere, and later Latin manuteneo ((Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) I support, maintain.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tentare | Latin (lat) | |
| manu | Latin (lat) | |
| manus tenere | Latin (lat) | |
| manuteneo | Late Latin (LL) | |
| manuteneo | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) I support, maintain. |
| maintenir | Old French (fro) | To maintain (to keep the same). |
| maintenance | Old French (fro) | |
| mayntenaunce | Middle English (enm) | |
| maintenance | English (en) | (biology) The natural process which keeps an organism alive.. (legal) (UK English) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.. (legal) A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.. (legal) Child support.. Actions performed to keep [...] |