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Where does “noricerie” come from?

noricerie (Middle English) comes from Old French norricerie, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂ — to swim; to float.

Ancestry of “noricerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnorricerie—
2Old Frenchnorricea wet nurse
3Latinnūtrīcia—
4Latinnūtrīcius—
5Latinnūtrīx—
6Latinnūtriō—
7Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
9Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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