Where does “autoalimentar” come from?
autoalimentar (Spanish) comes 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.
autoalimentar (Spanish): to self-feed
Definitions
- to self-feed
Ancestry of “autoalimentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alimentar | to feed |
| 2 | Spanish | alimento | food; nourishment; alimony, maintenance |
| 3 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 4 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |