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Where does “nourricier” come from?

nourricier (French) comes from French nourrice, 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 — to swim; to float.

nourricier (French): nourishing, sustaining

Definitions

  1. nourishing, sustaining

Ancestry of “nourricier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnourricechildminder, nanny; wet nurse
2Middle Frenchnourrisse—
3Old Frenchnurrice—
4Late Latinnutriciawet nurse; nominative feminine singular of...
5Latinnūtrīcius—
6Latinnūtrīx—
7Latinnūtriō—
8Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
10Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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