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Where does “nutritionist” come from?

Nutritionist comes from English nutrition plus the suffix -ista from Latin, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to nourish or feed.

nutritionist (English): An expert or specialist in nutrition or...

Definitions

  1. An expert or specialist in nutrition or...

Ancestry of “nutritionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutritionThe organic process by which an organism...
2Middle Frenchnutrition—
3Old Frenchnutricion—
4Latinnūtrītiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “nutritionist”

  • nutriționistă
  • nutriționist
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