Where does “autoalimentación” come from?

autoalimentación (Spanish) comes from Spanish alimentación, from Spanish alimentar, from Spanish alimento, 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.

autoalimentación (Spanish): self-feeding

Definitions

  1. self-feeding

Ancestry of “autoalimentación”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalimentaciónfeeding; food; diet; eating; nourishment
2Spanishalimentarto feed
3Spanishalimentofood; nourishment; alimony, maintenance
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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életiEvery word from Proto-Italic alō