Where does “nurserywoman” come from?
nurserywoman (English) comes from English nursery, from Middle English noricerie, from Old French norricerie, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō — to swim; to float.
nurserywoman (English): The female equivalent of a nurseryman
Definitions
- The female equivalent of a nurseryman
Ancestry of “nurserywoman”, step by step
nurserywoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nursery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nursery | A place where nursing or the raising of children... |
| 2 | Middle English | noricerie | A nursery place where children are cared for |
| 3 | Old French | norricerie | — |
| 4 | Old French | norrice | a wet nurse |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrīcia | nurse |
| 6 | Latin | nūtrīcius | that suckles or nurses |
| 7 | Latin | nūtrīx | a child's nurse; wet nurse; milk mother |
| 8 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |