Nutritive
/ˈnjuːtrɪtɪv/noun
Providing nourishment or promoting growth and health.
Did you know?Nutritive comes from the Latin root *nutrire*, meaning “to feed” or “to nourish,” the same ancient source behind words tied to care, growth, and sustenance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*new-
“to nourish, feed”
Latin
Latin
nutrire
“to feed, nourish, bring up”
Late Latin
Latin
nutritivus
“nourishing, serving to nourish”
Middle English
English
nutritif
“nourishing”
Modern English
English
nutritive
“having the quality of nourishing”