nervous

English

/ˈnɜːvəs/, /ˈnɝːvəs/

adj
Definitions
  • Of sinews and tendons.
  • Of nerves.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nervǒus, nervous (sinewy, containing sinews tendons, made up of nerve-like fibres, of relating to nerves, containing nerves, affecting sinews tendons) derived from Latin nervōsus (nervous, sinewy, vigorous, energetic) derived from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (tendon, sinew) suffix from English nerve root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (spin, sew, twist, turn).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)neh₁-

Gloss

spin, sew, twist, turn

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

縫

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