Where does “enerva” come from?

enerva (Latin) comes from Latin enervo, from Latin ēnervis, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

enerva (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “enerva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinenervoI remove the nerves and sinews; I enervate,...
2Latinēnervislacking vigour, weak
3LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Latin ēnervis →