Where does “nevralgie” come from?

nevralgie (Romanian) comes from French névralgie, from New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nevralgie (Romanian): neuralgia

Definitions

  1. neuralgia

Ancestry of “nevralgie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnévralgieneuralgia
2New Latinneuralgia—
3Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον →