Where does “binervate” come from?

binervate (English) comes from English nerve, from Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

binervate (English): Having only two nerves

Definitions

  1. Having only two nerves

Ancestry of “binervate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnerveA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue...
2Middle EnglishnerveA nerve bundle of neurons
3Medieval Latinnervusnerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,...
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Medieval Latin nervus →