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Where does “nurtureth” come from?

nurtureth (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.

nurtureth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “nurtureth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnurtureThe act of nourishing or nursing; tender care;...
2Middle EnglishnortureSustenance, comestibles, diet; The bringing up of...
3Old Frenchnorriturefood
4Late Latinnutrituranourishment; nominative feminine singular of...
5Latinnutrirepresent active infinitive of nūtriō;...
6LatinnutrioI suckle, breastfeed, nurse
7Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
9Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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