Where does “nervi” come from?

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

nervi (Italian): plural of nervo

Definitions

  1. plural of nervo

Ancestry of “nervi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannervonerve; vein, nerve; nerves
2LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Italian nervo →