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Where does “nutrire” come from?

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

nutrire (Italian): to feed or nourish; to be nourishing

Definitions

  1. to feed or nourish; to be nourishing

Ancestry of “nutrire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nutrire”

  • nutribile
  • rinutrire
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