Latin

nutriō

‘to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin nutriō.

9 English words in this record descend from Latin nutriō, most familiar first.

• nurse ← norice ← norrice ← nūtrīcia ← nūtrīcius
• nutrition ← nutricion ← nutritio
• nutrient ← nūtriēns
• nurture ← norture ← norriture ← nutritura
• nutritious ← nūtrītius ← nūtrītus
• nourishment ← norisshement ← norissement ← norrir
• nourish ← norischen ← nouriss-
• nutritive ← nutritif ← nūtritīvus
• nutriment ← nūtrīmentum

Etymograph / Latin nutriō