Where does “nervosamente” come from?
nervosamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nervoso, from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
nervosamente (Portuguese): nervously
Ancestry of “nervosamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nervoso | nervous; nervous; anxious; needlessly angry |
| 2 | Latin | nervosus | sinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic |
| 3 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |