Where does “énerver” come from?

énerver (French) comes from Latin enervare, from Latin enervo, from Latin ēnervis, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

énerver (French): to vex, to get on one's nerves; to unnerve, to...

Definitions

  1. to vex, to get on one's nerves; to unnerve, to...

Ancestry of “énerver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinenervarepresent active infinitive of ēnervō;...
2LatinenervoI remove the nerves and sinews; I enervate,...
3Latinēnervislacking vigour, weak
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “énerver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Latin ēnervis →