Where does “neva” come from?

neva (Swahili) comes from English nerve, from Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

neva (Swahili): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “neva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnerveA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue...
2Middle EnglishnerveA nerve bundle of neurons
3Medieval Latinnervusnerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,...
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Medieval Latin nervus →