Where does “uninerved” come from?

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

uninerved (English): Having a single nerve

Definitions

  1. Having a single nerve

Ancestry of “uninerved”, step by step

uninerved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nerved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnervedsimple past tense and past participle of nerve;...
2EnglishnerveA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue...
3Middle EnglishnerveA nerve bundle of neurons
4Medieval Latinnervusnerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,...
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-