Aliment
/ˈæl.ɪ.mənt/noun
Food or nourishment.
Did you know?The term 'aliment' traces back to a time when nourishing someone was seen as a sacred duty, linked to survival and prosperity in ancient cultures.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*al-
“to nourish or grow.”
Latin
Latin
alimentum
“food, nourishment, sustenance.”
Old French
Old French
aliment
“nourishment, food.”
Middle English
Middle English
aliment
“food, sustenance.”
Modern English
English
aliment
“the act of nourishing or the food that nourishes.”