Where does “alimentare” come from?

alimentare (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

Ancestry of “alimentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
2Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
3Proto-Italicalō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alimentare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi →Every word from Proto-Italic alō →