nutricio

Latin

Etymology

From nūtrīcius +‎ or -iō. Attested in a few inscriptions.[1] Not to be confused with nūtrītio.

Noun

nūtrīciō m (genitive nūtrīciōnis); third declension

  1. nurse, nourisher

Descendants

  • Old French: norriçon
    • Middle French: norriçon, nourisson, nourriçon

Adjective

nūtrīciō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nūtrīcius

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nŭtrīcio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 248

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nutricius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nutricio (feminine nutricia, masculine plural nutricios, feminine plural nutricias)

  1. nutritional

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