Where does “alimentar” come from?

alimentar (Catalan) comes from Catalan aliment, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alimentar (Catalan): to feed; to nourish; to supply

Definitions

  1. to feed; to nourish; to supply

Ancestry of “alimentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanalimentfood
2Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
3Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
4Proto-Italicalō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alimentar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi →Every word from Proto-Italic alō →