Where does “nerous” come from?

nerous (Finnish) comes from Finnish nero, from Proto-Finnic nero — skill, ability, wit.

nerous (Finnish): genius

Definitions

  1. genius

Ancestry of “nerous”, step by step

nerous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnerogenius
2Proto-Finnicneroskill, ability, wit

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic nero →Every word from Finnish nero →