Where does “nutritive” come from?
nutritive (French) comes from French nutritif, from Middle French nutritif, from Old French nutritif, from Latin nūtritīvus, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
nutritive (French): feminine singular of nutritif
Definitions
- feminine singular of nutritif
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