Where does “nerveus” come from?

nerveus (Old French) comes from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nerveus (Old French): sinew; tendon

Definitions

  1. sinew; tendon

Ancestry of “nerveus”, 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 “nerveus”

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