Where does “nutritious” come from?

Nutritious comes from Latin nutricius, derived from Latin nutrix and Latin nutrio, ultimately from Proto-Italic snoutrjō and Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-, meaning to nourish or nurture.

nutritious (English): Providing nutrients; healthy to eat

Definitions

  1. Providing nutrients; healthy to eat

Ancestry of “nutritious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnutritiusAlternative form of nūtrīcius
2LatinnutritusBrought up; Nourished; Breastfed
3Latinnūtriōto suckle, breastfeed, nurse
4Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nutritious”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic snoutrjō →