Where does “nervus” come from?
nervus (Old French) comes from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
nervus (Old French): sinew; tendon
Ancestry of “nervus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nervosus | sinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic |
| 2 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |