English
remain
Remain comes from Old French remanoir, from Latin remaneō ‘to stay behind’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stay’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaneō‘to stay, remain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEremaneō‘to remain, stay behind’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400remanoir
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500remainen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611remain
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaneō‘to stay, remain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEremaneō‘to remain, stay behind’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400remanoir
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500remainen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611remain
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Gather up the fragments that remain.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stay’
money, music, amount, mind, comment, mental, mouth, mention, museum, monster, auto, mount, monitor, monetary, min, mentor, monk, demonstration, monument, monte, monastery, amnesty, mint, muse, maya, dementia, summon, menace, imminent, mont, muster, monstrous, prominence, amnesia, mosaic, mantra, ming, mania, eminent, mandarin, 118 more
through Latin maneō ‘to stay, remain’
permanent, mas, menagerie, menial, permanence, manet, ménage, permanency, 7 more
through Latin remaneō ‘to remain or stay behind’
Today it means
noun That which is left; relic; remainder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / remain