Where does “alimentare” come from?
alimentare (Romanian) comes from Romanian alimenta, from French alimenter, from French aliment, 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.
alimentare (Romanian): feeding
Definitions
- feeding
Ancestry of “alimentare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | alimenta | to feed |
| 2 | French | alimenter | to feed, to give food to; to supply, to fund; to... |
| 3 | French | aliment | food |
| 4 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 5 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |