Where does “nerveusement” come from?
nerveusement (French) comes from French nerveuse, from French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
nerveusement (French): nervously
Ancestry of “nerveusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nerveuse | feminine singular of nerveux |
| 2 | French | nerveux | nervous |
| 3 | Middle French | nerfveux | sinew; tendon |
| 4 | Old French | nerveus | sinew; tendon |
| 5 | Latin | nervosus | sinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic |
| 6 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |