Where does “bioalimento” come from?
bioalimento (Italian) comes from Italian alimento, 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.
bioalimento (Italian): organic food
Ancestry of “bioalimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | alimento | food, nourishment; alimony, maintenance;... |
| 2 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 3 | Latin | alō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |