Etymology of the English word nerving
the English word
nervingderived from 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
-alisUsage
Word found in Modern English
