nutrient
/ˈnuːtɹiənt/NOO-tree-uhnt
/ˈnutɹiənt/NOO-tree-uhnt
Meaningnourishing
Common meaning: a substance that nourishes
- nutrto suckle, nourish; a nurseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1230 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin nūtriō; nūtrīx ‘to suckle, nourish; a nurse’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nūtriō, p. 1230 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry NURSE, p. 397 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nūtriō; nūtrīx Latin “to suckle, nourish; a nurse”
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