Portuguese manter

← Spanish mantener (cognate)

← French maintenir (cognate)

← Italian mantenere (cognate)

← Latin manū (inherited)

← Latin teneō (mention)

← Old Portuguese manteer (inherited)

← Old Portuguese mantẽer (mention)

→ Spanish mantener (cognate)

→ French maintenir (cognate)

→ Italian mantenere (cognate)

→ Guinea-Bissau Creole manti (derived)

→ Portuguese mantimento (suffix)