nutritious
English
/njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/, /nuːˈtɹɪʃəs/
adj
Definitions
- of food or drink Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.
Etymology
Derived from Latin nūtrīcius (that nourishes, nourishing, that nurses suckles).
Origin
Latin
nūtrīcius
Gloss
that nourishes, nourishing, that nurses suckles
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antinutritious English
- innutritious English
- nonnutritious English
- nutritiously English
- nutritiousness English
- supernutritious English
- undernutritious English
- unnutritious English
- nūtrīcia Latin
- nūtrīcius Latin
- *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- norrice Old French