Where does “alimenter” come from?

alimenter (French) comes from French aliment, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alimenter (French): to feed, to give food to; to supply, to fund; to...

Definitions

  1. to feed, to give food to; to supply, to fund; to...

Ancestry of “alimenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalimentfood
2Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
3Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
4Proto-Italicalō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alimenter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi →Every word from Proto-Italic alō →