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Where does “pharmaconutrient” come from?

pharmaconutrient (English) comes from English nutrient, from Latin nūtriēns, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

pharmaconutrient (English): Both a pharmaceutical and a nutrient

Definitions

  1. Both a pharmaceutical and a nutrient

Ancestry of “pharmaconutrient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutrientA source of nourishment, such as food, that can...
2Latinnūtriēns—
3Latinnūtriō—
4Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →