[ˈma.ne.oː], [ˈmaː.ne.o]
OrigoDisputed.
De Vaan argues that the term probably continues a stative term due to the meaning "remain." Thus, he reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti (“to remain”), a stative verb from *men- (“to stay, stand still”) + *-éh₁yeti. However, Schrijver argues that the expected outcome of a zero-grade form *m̥néh₁yeti would be Proto-Italic *menē-. Schrijver suggests that that the term may have borrowed the /-o-/ from the perfect form *memon-. Though, De Vaan notes that there is no other conclusive evidence in any Indo-European language for this perfect form. Regardless, Schrijver posits that the term would have then underwent the unrounding of *mo- to *ma-. De Vaan argues that it is unclear why maneō would have underwent such unrounding but not moneō. An alternative hypothesis proposed by Sihler maintains that the term developed from the pre-form Proto-Italic *menēō and added an /a/ according to the model of terms such as Latin habeō, although De Vaan argues that there is no sufficient reason for supporting such a development.
De Vaan explains the perfect form mānsī as derived from the perfect passive participle mānsus, which he argues replaced earlier *mantos. According to De Vaan, this older form may be the source of Latin mantō. Rix traces the perfect form back to a Proto-Indo-European sigmatic aorist *mḗn-s-t, whence also perhaps Ancient Greek ἔμεινα (émeina).
Related to Persian ماندن (mândan, “to remain”) and Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “I remain”).
- conjugation-2, intransitiveto stay, remain, abide
“Paulisper mane!” — Stay a little.
“Pāx, ades et tōtō mītis in orbe manē.
Peace, be present, and remain gentle in all the world. (Imperative mood: manē)”
- conjugation-2, transitiveto await, wait for, expect (be in store for)
“Mors sua quemque manet.” — Death awaits everyone.
- conjugation-2, intransitiveto wait
- conjugation-2, intransitiveto continue, last, endure
- conjugation-2, intransitiveto abide by, to adhere to (+ in + ablative)
- conjugation-2to stop at, to lodge, to spend the night, to pass the night
Formaemaneō(canonical) · manēre(infinitive, present) · mānsī(active, perfect) · mānsum(supine) · maneō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · manēs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · manet(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · manēmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · manētis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · manent(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · manēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · manēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · manēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · manēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · manēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · manēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · manēbō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · manēbis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · manēbit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · manēbimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)