Where does “nervule” come from?

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

nervule (English): A minor, nonsupporting vein in a leaf of a plant;...

Definitions

  1. A minor, nonsupporting vein in a leaf of a plant;...

Ancestry of “nervule”, 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-—
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