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Where does “nonnutritious” come from?

nonnutritious (English) comes from English nutritious, from Latin nutritius, from Latin nutritus, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nonnutritious (English): Not nutritious

Definitions

  1. Not nutritious

Ancestry of “nonnutritious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutritiousProviding nutrients; healthy to eat
2LatinnutritiusAlternative form of nūtrīcius
3LatinnutritusBrought up; Nourished; Breastfed
4Latinnūtriō—
5Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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