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Nutrition

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the process of taking in and using food for growth and health
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Stage 1 of 3
nutrire
Latin · ancient
"to feed, to nourish"
to feed, to nourish
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Stage 2 of 3
nutritio
Latin · ancient
"a nourishing, a feeding"
a nourishing, a feeding, from nutrire
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Stage 3 of 3
nutrition
English · 1500s
"the process of providing food necessary for growth and health"
settled as the English word for the process of providing food for growth and health
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