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(s)nāu-
To swim, flow, let flow, whence suckle. Oldest form *sneh2u‑; colored to *snah2u‑, becoming *(s)nāu‑. Extension of snā-.- Suffixed basic form *nāw-yo‑. naiad, from Greek Naias, fountain nymph, probably from nān, to flow.
- Variant root form *(s)neu(ə)‑. neuston, from Greek nein, to swim.
- Zero-grade form *(s)nū‑ (< *snuə‑) in suffixed form *nū-trī (with feminine agent suffix) nourish, nurse, nurture, nutrient, nutrify, nutriment, nutrition, nutritious, nutritive, from Latin nūtrīx, nurse, and nūtrīre, to suckle, nourish.
[In Pokorny snā‑ 971.] |
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