mantenimiento
/manteniˈmjento/ · B2 · noun · m
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🔧 mantener + -miento: from Latin manu tenere, to hold in the hand
Mantener comes from Latin manu (by hand) + tenere (to hold), so it means keeping something going by hand. The suffix -miento works like English -ment, which makes mantenimiento the Spanish twin of English maintenance.