Where does “nurturally” come from?
nurturally (English) comes from English nurtural, 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 — to swim; to float.
nurturally (English): In terms of, or by means of, nurture
Definitions
- In terms of, or by means of, nurture
Ancestry of “nurturally”, step by step
nurturally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nurtural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nurtural | Relating to nurture |
| 2 | English | nurture | The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care;... |
| 3 | Middle English | norture | Sustenance, comestibles, diet; The bringing up of... |
| 4 | Old French | norriture | food |
| 5 | Late Latin | nutritura | nourishment; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | nutrire | present active infinitive of nūtriō;... |
| 7 | Latin | nutrio | I suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |