Where does “nervoso” come from?

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

nervoso (Italian): nervous, nerve; irritable, touchy, cross; tense,...

Definitions

  1. nervous, nerve; irritable, touchy, cross; tense,...

Ancestry of “nervoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnervosussinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic
2LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nervoso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Latin nervosus →