" aliment "

[Noun]  | "al*i*ment" | \ ˈa-lə-mənt \

1: food, nutriment; also : sustenance

Origin: 15th century ;

 Borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin alimentum, from alere "to nurse, supply with nutrition, support, maintain" + -mentum {see: |-ment|-ment} {mat|old:1|};

[Verb]  | "al*i*ment" | \ ˈa-lə-ˌment \

1: to give aliment to : nourish, sustain

Origin: 15th century ;

 Borrowed form Middle French alimenter, borrowed from Late Latin alimentāre "to nourish, maintain," derivative of Latin alimentum "food, sustenance" {mat|aliment:1|};

[Noun]  | "aliment"