Where does “mamnutri” come from?
mamnutri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mamo, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
mamnutri (Esperanto): to suckle
Definitions
- to suckle
Ancestry of “mamnutri”, step by step
mamnutri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto mamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mamo | breast |
| 2 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 3 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Esperanto nutri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nutri | to feed, to nourish |
| 2 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |