Where does “puericulture” come from?
puericulture (English) comes from French puériculture, from Latin puer, from Proto-Italic *puweros.
puericulture (English): The rearing of young children, conceived of as an...
Definitions
- The rearing of young children, conceived of as an...
Ancestry of “puericulture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | puériculture | Puericulture |
| 2 | Latin | puer | a child; chit; a boy, lad; a male servant or... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *puweros | — |