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Where does “alimentario” come from?

alimentario (Spanish) comes from Latin alimentarius, 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.

alimentario (Spanish): alimentary, dietary, food, food-related; eating

Definitions

  1. alimentary, dietary, food, food-related; eating

Ancestry of “alimentario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalimentarius—
2Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
3Latinalō—
4Proto-Italicalō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alimentario”

  • agroalimentario
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →