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māneti

pr 3rd sg of māneti (verb)

1. honours; reveres; holds in high esteem; (comm) loves

Built from

• mān- — root · esteem, measure
  From √man (to think, consider, value). The sense moves from the concrete act of measuring or weighing to the mental act of valuing or honouring someone.
• -e- — stem · present infix
  This thematic vowel marks the present stem and carries the idea of ongoing action, typical of -e- presents in Pali.
• -ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Personal ending that marks this as a 3rd person singular statement in the present indicative (indicative of statement of fact).

Etymology. From √man (to think, measure, esteem), which shares Indo-European origins with English "mean" (to intend), Latin "mēnsuræ" (measure), and Sanskrit √man. The idea of "measuring" or "weighing" (in one's mind) developed into "valuing" or "honouring". The -e- infixed present stem (māneti for *maneti) is characteristic of Pali intensive verb formation.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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