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Where does “nervus” come from?

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

nervus (Latin): A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...

Definitions

  1. A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...

Ancestry of “nervus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nervus”

  • nerve
  • innervation
  • nerved
  • nerveless
  • innervate
  • denervation
  • nervy
  • unnerve
  • enervate
  • reinnervation
  • nervure
  • nervelessly
  • nervation
  • reinnervate
  • nervelessness
  • nervily
  • nerval
  • nerviness
  • denervate
  • hyperinnervation
  • nerven
  • innervational
  • nervish
  • deinnervation
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