malnourishment en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English nourish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English malnourishment From mal- + nourish + -ment.
Meanings
- (uncountable) malnutrition, undernourishment