English
alimentative
From aliment + -ative.
A compound of aliment + -ative
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
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Proto-Italic *alō
Latin alō ‘to nourish, sustain’
Latin alimentum ‘food’
French aliment ‘food’
English aliment
Today it means
adj Relating to aliment
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / alimentative