Where does “supraalimenta” come from?

supraalimenta (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.

supraalimenta (Romanian): to overfeed

Definitions

  1. to overfeed

Ancestry of “supraalimenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalimentato feed
2Frenchalimenterto feed, to give food to; to supply, to fund; to...
3Frenchalimentfood
4Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
5Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
6Proto-Italicalō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-
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