Nutrify
/ˈnuː.trɪ.faɪ/noun
To nourish or supply with nutrients.
Did you know?Nutrify ultimately belongs to the same Latin family as nurse and nurture, linking modern nutrition to the ancient act of suckling and sustaining life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂nuH-
“To suckle or nourish; a reconstructed root associated with feeding young life.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūtrīre
“To nourish, feed, rear, or bring up.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūtrīmentum
“Nourishment or sustenance; literally, something that supports growth.”
14th Century
Middle English
nourishen
“To feed, support, or promote growth, borrowed through Anglo-French from Latin.”
17th–18th Century
English
nutritive
“Nourishing or providing nourishment, from Latin nūtrīre through French and scientific English.”
Modern English
English
nutrify
“To nourish or provide nutrients, formed with the productive suffix -ify, meaning “to make or render.””