Where does “macronutriente” come from?

macronutriente (Italian) comes from Italian nutriente, from Latin nūtriēns, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

macronutriente (Italian): macronutrient

Definitions

  1. macronutrient

Ancestry of “macronutriente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannutrientenutritious, nourishing, nutritive; nutrient,...
2Latinnūtriēnsfeeding (off of), nourishing (from)
3Latinnūtriōto suckle, breastfeed, nurse
4Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic snoutrjō →