Latin edit

Etymology edit

From nūtrīcius +‎ or -iō. Attested in a few inscriptions.[1] Not to be confused with nūtrītio.

Noun edit

nūtrīciō m (genitive nūtrīciōnis); third declension

  1. nurse, nourisher

Descendants edit

  • Old French: norriçon

Adjective edit

nūtrīciō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nūtrīcius

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nŭtrīcio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 248

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin nutricius.

Adjective edit

nutricio (feminine nutricia, masculine plural nutricios, feminine plural nutricias)

  1. nutritional

Further reading edit