Definition
In Latin and legal terminology, nourishment, food, or an allowance for support and maintenance.
Etymology
From Latin alimentum, derived from the verb alere meaning 'to nourish, feed, or sustain.' This is the singular, original Latin form used in legal and historical texts.
Kelly Says
The word 'alimony' comes directly from alimentum—courts literally use this 2,000-year-old Latin word when ordering someone to pay for their ex-spouse's nourishment and living expenses!
Translations
CACatalà
aliment
ah-lee-ment
CSČeština
potrava
po-tra-va
DEDeutsch
Nahrung
nah-rung
ESEspañol
alimento
ah-lee-men-toh
FRFrançais
aliment
ah-lee-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
makanan
ma-kan
ITItaliano
alimento
ah-lee-men-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
makanan
ma-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စားကစ္စ
sa-ka-s-sa
NLNederlands
voedsel
voed-sel
PLPolski
żywność
zhiv-no-st
PTPortuguês
alimento
ah-lee-men-toh
RORomână
alimente
ah-lee-men-teh
SWKiswahili
chakula
cha-ku-la
TEతెలుగు
భోజనం
bho-jan-am
UKУкраїнська
харчо
kharcho
VITiếng Việt
thực phẩm
thuc-pham
ZUZU
isiphuthu
ee-si-phuthu