English → Latin
“nourishing” in Latin
nūtriōto suckle, breastfeed, nurse; to feedalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture; to cultivate, to raise, to rear, etc. (as a child, an animal, etc.); to cause (a thing)faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to malmusnourishing; kind; propitiousfirmusstrong, powerful; stable, firm; faithful, steadfast, true
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nourishing
nutriens; alens; in quo est multum alimenti (Cels.); ad alendum aptus, factus (almus, poetical; ☞ alibilis only twice, in Varr.): to be more nourishing, plus alimenti habere; firmiorem, valentiorem esse (Cels.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nourishing?
- The usual Latin words for “nourishing” are nūtriō, alō, faciō; also almus, firmus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.