Where does “nurtural” come from?
nurtural (English) comes from English nurture, from Middle English norture, from Old French norriture, from Late Latin nutritura, from Latin nutrire, from Latin nutrio, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂ — to swim; to float.
nurtural (English): Relating to nurture
Definitions
- Relating to nurture
Ancestry of “nurtural”, step by step
nurtural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nurture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nurture | The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care;... |
| 2 | Middle English | norture | Sustenance, comestibles, diet; The bringing up of... |
| 3 | Old French | norriture | food |
| 4 | Late Latin | nutritura | nourishment; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | nutrire | present active infinitive of nūtriō;... |
| 6 | Latin | nutrio | I suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |