Where does “norture” come from?
norture (Middle English) comes from Old French norriture, from Late Latin nutritura, from Latin nutrire, from Latin nutrio, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
norture (Middle English): Sustenance, comestibles, diet; The bringing up of...
Definitions
- Sustenance, comestibles, diet; The bringing up of...
Ancestry of “norture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | norriture | food |
| 2 | Late Latin | nutritura | nourishment; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | nutrire | present active infinitive of nūtriō;... |
| 4 | Latin | nutrio | I suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |