Where does “nutrient” come from?
Nutrient comes from Latin nutriens, the present participle of Latin nutrio, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-, meaning to nourish.
nutrient (English): A source of nourishment, such as food, that can...
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- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can...
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