maintains

verb

To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).

To keep in good condition and working order.

To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.

(obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.

Roots

manusmain- · Latin · hand teneo-tain · Latin · hold

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Where does maintains come from?

The word maintains breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: main-, from Latin manus (“hand”); and -tain, from Latin teneo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.