Where does “perinervous” come from?
perinervous (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
perinervous (English): Surrounding a nerve
Definitions
- Surrounding a nerve
Ancestry of “perinervous”, step by step
perinervous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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- | — |