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Where does “norrice” come from?

norrice (Old French) comes from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

norrice (Old French): a wet nurse

Definitions

  1. a wet nurse

Ancestry of “norrice”, step by step

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

Words derived from “norrice”

  • nurse
  • nursing
  • nursemaid
  • nursling
  • nuzzle
  • nurst
  • nursie
  • nurser
  • nonnursing
  • nourice
  • telenursing
  • nurseth
  • nurselike
  • prenursing
  • drynurse
  • nursegirl
  • supernurse
  • nursy
  • nonnurse
  • nursest
  • nursehound
  • nuzzler
  • nursle
  • nurseless
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