Where does “nutri” come from?

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

nutri (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “nutri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnutrioI suckle, breastfeed, nurse
2Proto-Italicsnoutrjō
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂Every word from Proto-Italic snoutrjō