Where does “internervous” come from?
internervous (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
internervous (English): Between (groups of) nerves
Definitions
- Between (groups of) nerves
Ancestry of “internervous”, step by step
internervous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English nervous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nervous | "Of sinews and tendons."; "Of nerves." |
| 2 | Middle English | nervous | containing nerves; made up of nerve-like fibres;... |
| 3 | Latin | nervosus | sinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic |
| 4 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |