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

Definitions

  1. sinew; tendon

Ancestry of “nervus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnervosussinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic
2LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Latin nervosus →