Where does “nervure” come from?

nervure (English) comes from French nervure, from French nerf, from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nervure (English): A vein in the wing of an insect; Any of the veins...

Definitions

  1. A vein in the wing of an insect; Any of the veins...

Ancestry of “nervure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnervurenervure
2Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
3Middle Frenchnerfnerve
4Old Frenchnerfnerve
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nervure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Old French nerf →