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...
Ancestry of “nutrient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nūtriēns | feeding (off of), nourishing (from) |
| 2 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |