myEtymology.com: English etymology of nervy

Etymology of the English word nervy

the English word nervy

derived from the English word nerve

derived from the Old French word nerf

derived 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 nervinus

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 nervalis

derived 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 -alis

using the English suffix -y