Where does “undernourish” come from?
undernourish (English) comes from English nourish, from Middle English norischen, from Old French norrir, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
undernourish (English): To provide with insufficient nourishment
Definitions
- To provide with insufficient nourishment
Ancestry of “undernourish”, step by step
undernourish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nourish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nourish | A nurse; To feed and cause to grow; to supply... |
| 2 | Middle English | norischen | To nourish; to provide with food or nourishment;... |
| 3 | Old French | norrir | to feed; to nourish |
| 4 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |