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Where does “nervation” come from?

nervation (French) comes from French nerver, from French nerf, from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nervation (French): nervation, pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a...

Definitions

  1. nervation, pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a...

Ancestry of “nervation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnerverto cord
2Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
3Middle Frenchnerfnerve
4Old Frenchnerfnerve
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
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