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Where does “nutrimentum” come from?

nutrimentum (Latin) 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.

nutrimentum (Latin): nourishment, nutriment, sustenance

Definitions

  1. nourishment, nutriment, sustenance

Ancestry of “nutrimentum”, 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 “nutrimentum”

  • nutrimento
  • nutrimento
  • nutriment
  • micronutriment
  • nodriment
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