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Where does “nutricari” come from?

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

nutricari (Latin): present passive infinitive of nūtrīcō; to suckle,...

Definitions

  1. present passive infinitive of nūtrīcō; to suckle,...

Ancestry of “nutricari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnutrixwet nurse, nurse
2LatinnutrioI suckle, breastfeed, nurse
3Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nutricari”

  • nutrication
  • nutricatio
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