Where does “nonalimentary” come from?
nonalimentary (English) comes from English alimentary, from English aliment, from French 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.
nonalimentary (English): Not alimentary; unrelated to food, nutrition, and digestion
Definitions
- Not alimentary; unrelated to food, nutrition, and digestion
Ancestry of “nonalimentary”, step by step
nonalimentary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alimentary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alimentary | Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion;... |
| 2 | English | aliment | Food; Nourishment, sustenance; An allowance for... |
| 3 | French | aliment | food |
| 4 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 5 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |