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Where does “nerbo” come from?

nerbo (Italian) comes from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nerbo (Italian): whip; backbone, sinew; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. whip; backbone, sinew; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “nerbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nerbo”

  • nerbare
  • nerbatore
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