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Where does “nutrimento” come from?

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

nutrimento (Italian): nourishment, food; nutrient

Definitions

  1. nourishment, food; nutrient

Ancestry of “nutrimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnutrimentumnourishment, nutriment, sustenance
2Latinnūtriō—
3Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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