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Where does “nutritively” come from?

nutritively (English) comes from English nutritive, from Middle French nutritif, from Old French nutritif, from Latin nūtritīvus, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nutritively (English): Concerning, or in terms of, nutrition

Definitions

  1. Concerning, or in terms of, nutrition

Ancestry of “nutritively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutritiveOf or pertaining to nutrition; Nourishing,...
2Middle Frenchnutritif—
3Old Frenchnutritif—
4Latinnūtritīvus—
5Latinnūtriō—
6Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
8Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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