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Where does “hyponutrition” come from?

hyponutrition (English) comes from English nutrition, from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nūtrītiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hyponutrition (English): undernutrition

Definitions

  1. undernutrition

Ancestry of “hyponutrition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutritionThe organic process by which an organism...
2Middle Frenchnutrition—
3Old Frenchnutricion—
4Latinnūtrītiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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