Where does “nutritive” come from?

Nutritive derives from Middle French nutritif, from Old French nutritif, from Latin nutritivus, meaning nourishing or pertaining to nourishment.

nutritive (English): Of or pertaining to nutrition; Nourishing,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to nutrition; Nourishing,...

Ancestry of “nutritive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnutritif—
2Old Frenchnutritif—
3Latinnūtritīvus—
4Latinnūtriōto suckle, breastfeed, nurse
5Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nutritive”

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