Where does “nerve” come from?

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

nerve (Middle English): A nerve bundle of neurons

Definitions

  1. A nerve bundle of neurons

Ancestry of “nerve”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nerve”

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