Where does “névralgie” come from?

névralgie (French) comes from New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

névralgie (French): neuralgia

Definitions

  1. neuralgia

Ancestry of “névralgie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinneuralgia—
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “névralgie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον →