Where does “nervos” come from?
nervos (Romanian) comes from French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
nervos (Romanian): angry
Definitions
- angry
Ancestry of “nervos”, step by step
nervos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French nerveux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nerveux | nervous |
| 2 | Middle French | nerfveux | sinew; tendon |
| 3 | Old French | nerveus | sinew; tendon |
| 4 | Latin | nervosus | sinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic |
| 5 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |
via Italian nervoso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nervoso | nervous, nerve; irritable, touchy, cross; tense,... |