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Where does “nervo” come from?

nervo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

Ancestry of “nervo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nervo”

  • nervo
  • nervio
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