Where does “nyrsys” come from?
nyrsys (Welsh) comes from Welsh nyrs, from English nurse, from Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō — to swim; to float.
Ancestry of “nyrsys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | nyrs | nurse |
| 2 | English | nurse | A wet nurse; A person who takes care of other... |
| 3 | Middle English | norice | A woman employed to take care of one's children... |
| 4 | Old French | norrice | a wet nurse |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrīcia | nurse |
| 6 | Latin | nūtrīcius | that suckles or nurses |
| 7 | Latin | nūtrīx | a child's nurse; wet nurse; milk mother |
| 8 | Latin | nūtriō | to suckle, breastfeed, nurse |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |