Etymology

manutenency

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Today it means: maintenance Full definition →

Latin manus
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  1. Latin · derived frommanus“hand”
  2. English todaymanutenency

From Latin manus (“hand”) + tenere (“to hold”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmanus all →

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