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Where does “micronutriente” come from?

micronutriente (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.

micronutriente (Italian): micronutrient

Definitions

  1. micronutrient

Ancestry of “micronutriente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannutrientenutritious, nourishing, nutritive; nutrient,...
2Latinnūtriēns—
3Latinnūtriō—
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- →