Where does “nonnursing” come from?
nonnursing (English) comes from English nursing, from English nurse, from Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō — to swim; to float.
nonnursing (English): Not of or pertaining to nursing
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to nursing
Ancestry of “nonnursing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nursing | In the state of suckling young, lactating;... |
| 2 | English | nurse | A wet nurse; A person who takes care of other... |
| 3 | Middle English | norice | A woman employed to take care of one's children... |
| 4 | Old French | norrice | a wet nurse |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrīcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | nūtrīcius | — |
| 7 | Latin | nūtrīx | — |
| 8 | Latin | nūtriō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |