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Where does “nerviós” come from?

nerviós (Catalan) comes from Catalan nervi, from Vulgar Latin nervium, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nerviós (Catalan): nervous

Definitions

  1. nervous

Ancestry of “nerviós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannervinerve
2Vulgar Latinnervium—
3LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nerviós”

  • nerviosament
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