| 【nerv】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "nervus," and "neuros." It carries the basic meaning of "sinew," and "nerve." from PIE *(s)neu- "tendon, sinew" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "nerv"]
nerve ***[2608] Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body.
nervous ****[1712] If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
nervously ☆[5072]
[WORD ROOT]root nerv
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] nerv, nerve
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) nervus, neuros
[MEANING]root sinew, nerve
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 nervus [metathesis of pre-Latin *neuros] sinew, tendon; cord, bowstring, string of a musical instrument
- 【Latin】 neuros [from PIE *(s)neu-]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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nerve ★★★[2608] noun from nerve
【DEFINITION】 Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body.
【pl.】 nerves
【SYNONYM】 cheek, guts, bottle
【ROOTs】 nerve(nerv); sinew, nerve
【Etymology】 《Latin nervus》 [metathesis of pre-Latin *neuros] sinew, tendon; cord, bowstring, string of a musical instrument
【First Known Meaning】 sinew, tendon, hard cord of the body(obsolete); fiber or bundle of fibers that convey the capacity to feel or move from the brain or spinal cord to the body
【DERIVATIVEs】 nerve, nervine, nervous, nervously, nervousness, nervy
nervous ★★★★[1712] adjective
【DEFINITION】 If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
【ANTONYM】 confident
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nerv; sinew, nerve ⑵ ous; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin nervus》 [metathesis of pre-Latin *neuros] sinew, tendon; cord, bowstring, string of a musical instrument
【First Known Meaning】 containing nerves; affecting the sinews
【DERIVATIVEs】 nerve, nervine, nervous, nervously, nervousness, nervy
nervously ☆[5072] adverb from nerve
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nerv; sinew, nerve ⑵ ous; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin nervus》 [metathesis of pre-Latin *neuros] sinew, tendon; cord, bowstring, string of a musical instrument
【DERIVATIVEs】 nerve, nervous, nervously, nervousness
Other words containing "nerv"; enervate, enervation, enervative, innervate, innervation, nerval, nervate, nervine, nervose, nervosity, nervousness, nervy, reinnervation, trinervate
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
neg
nect
near
nav
nati-, nasc-, nat-
name
must, meet
muse
most, more, much
mor
