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remaneo

Etymology and origin of the Latin word remaneo

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Established
Formation
Derivation
First attested
Accius
Ultimate origin
Latin (maneō)

Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [rɛˈma.ne.oː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [reˈmaː.ne.o][1]

Forms

remaneō (present infinitive remanēre, perfect active remānsī, supine remānsum); second conjugation, no passive[1]

Etymology

It is from re- “back” and maneō “to stay”.[2][1][3][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is from Accius, of abstract things remaining.[2] Köbler dates Accius 170–c. 90 BC.[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant to stay behind, as in the Rhetorica ad Herennium and Cicero's Catulus remānsit, and in Caesar to stay where one is.[2][6][7] In Lucretius of things it meant to be left, from Accius of abstract things to remain, and in Sallust to be left as an outcome.[2] In Propertius and Cicero it meant to continue in a condition, and in Varro to persist, endure.[2]

In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to be left, remain, abide.[8] It survives in Italian rimanere and Romanian rămâne, and Anglo-French remayn-, from Old French remanoir, gave English remain in the early 15th century.[1][4]

Timeline

  • 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it.[2][5]
  • 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of things left.[2][5]
  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of staying behind.[6][5]
  • early 15th century – English remain is recorded.[4]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To stay behind; to stay in place.[2]
  2. To be left; to be left as an outcome.[2]
  3. To continue to be, remain.[2]
  4. To persist, endure.[2]

Word family

  • remānsiō
  • remansor
  • commaneō
  • ēmaneō
  • immaneō
  • intermaneō
  • maneō
  • permaneō
  • English remain

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Thesaurus linguae Latinae (1900–), Leipzig: Teubner; Berlin: De Gruyter; open-access ed., Munich: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  4. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
  5. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  6. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  7. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  8. ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
Cite this entry

“Remaneo.” Etymologically, 16 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/remaneo. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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