Where does “nervus” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “nervus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nervus”

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