Where does “nourrice” come from?
nourrice (French) comes from Middle French nourrisse, from Old French nurrice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂ — to swim; to float.
nourrice (French): childminder, nanny; wet nurse
Definitions
- childminder, nanny; wet nurse
Ancestry of “nourrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nourrisse | — |
| 2 | Old French | nurrice | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | nutricia | wet nurse; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | nūtrīcius | that suckles or nurses |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrīx | a child's nurse; wet nurse; milk mother |
| 6 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |