Where does “nursery” come from?
nursery (Italian) comes from English nursery, from Middle English noricerie, from Old French norricerie, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō — to swim; to float.
nursery (Italian): nursery place for the care of children
Definitions
- nursery place for the care of children
Ancestry of “nursery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nursery | A place where nursing or the raising of children... |
| 2 | Middle English | noricerie | A nursery place where children are cared for |
| 3 | Old French | norricerie | — |
| 4 | Old French | norrice | a wet nurse |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrīcia | nurse |
| 6 | Latin | nūtrīcius | that suckles or nurses |
| 7 | Latin | nūtrīx | a child's nurse; wet nurse; milk mother |
| 8 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |