Etymology of the English word nerve
the English word
nervederived from the Old French word
nerfderived from the Latin word
nervosus (sinewy; vigorous)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
nervus (nerve; Greek neuron, cordlike structure, nerve, tendon; sinew, muscle, nerve; strength; vigor, nerve; string, cord; bowstring)
derived from the Latin word
nervinusderived from the Medieval Latin word
nervus (nerve; Greek neuron, cordlike structure, nerve, tendon; sinew, muscle, nerve; strength; vigor, nerve; string, cord; bowstring)
derived from the Latin word
nervalisderived from the Medieval Latin word
nervus (nerve; Greek neuron, cordlike structure, nerve, tendon; sinew, muscle, nerve; strength; vigor, nerve; string, cord; bowstring)
using the Latin suffix
-alisDate
The earliest known usage of nerve in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
innerve,
nervation,
nerveless,
nervule,
nervy,
denervate,
nerved,
nervingCognates
French
nerf, French
nerve, German
Nerv, German
Nerve, Italian
nervo, Latin
nervus, Lithuanian
nervas, Norwegian
nerve, Polish
nerw, Provençal
nervi, Russian
нepв, Spanish
nervio, Swedish
nervUsage
Word found in Modern English
