Where does “alimentary” come from?
Alimentary comes from Latin alimentārius, from alimentum meaning nourishment, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- meaning to grow or nourish.
alimentary (English): Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion;...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion;...
Ancestry of “alimentary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aliment | Food; Nourishment, sustenance; An allowance for... |
| 2 | French | aliment | food |
| 3 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 4 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |