Where does “nutraloaf” come from?
nutraloaf (English) comes from English loaf, from English loafer, from Old English lāf, from Proto-West Germanic laibu, from Northern Sami láibut, from Northern Sami láibi, from Proto-Samic lājpē, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
nutraloaf (English): A bland food made from various ingredients mixed...
Definitions
- A bland food made from various ingredients mixed...
Ancestry of “nutraloaf”, step by step
nutraloaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loaf | A block of bread after baking; Any solid block of... |
| 2 | English | loafer | An idle person; A shoe with no laces, resembling... |
| 3 | Old English | lāf | remnant, remainder; remainder, residue, what is... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laibu | remainder |
| 5 | Northern Sami | láibut | to bake bread |
| 6 | Northern Sami | láibi | bread |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | lājpē | bread |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via English nutritious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nutritious | Providing nutrients; healthy to eat |
| 2 | Latin | nutritius | Alternative form of nūtrīcius |
| 3 | Latin | nutritus | Brought up; Nourished; Breastfed |
| 4 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |