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Where does “nutritius” come from?

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

nutritius (Latin): Alternative form of nūtrīcius

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nūtrīcius

Ancestry of “nutritius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnutritusBrought up; Nourished; Breastfed
2Latinnūtriō—
3Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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