Nutritional
/ˌnuːˈtrɪʃənəl/noun
Relating to the nourishment and dietary needs of a person or organism.
Did you know?Nutritional ultimately traces to Latin nutrire, “to nourish,” the same source that developed into English nurse, nurture, and nourish.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*snuH- / *nuH-
“To suckle, nourish, or feed”
Classical Latin
Latin
nutrīre
“To nourish, feed, or bring up”
Late Latin
Latin
nūtrīmentum
“Nourishment or sustenance”
Middle English
Anglo-French/English
nutricion
“The act or process of nourishing”
16th Century
English
nutrition
“The process by which living beings are nourished”
Modern English
English
nutritional
“Relating to nutrition or nourishment”