Where does “nervoza” come from?
nervoza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -oza, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
nervoza (Serbo-Croatian): nervousness
Definitions
- nervousness
Ancestry of “nervoza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | -oza | forms feminine noun meaning -osis, diseasing suffix |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |