nervous
The origin and history of nervous.
Etymology
From Latin nervōsus ("sinewy, vigorous"), from nervus ("sinew, nerve"). The modern meaning of "anxious" developed later in English, shifting from the older sense of "full of sinew, strong."
The origin and history of nervous.
From Latin nervōsus ("sinewy, vigorous"), from nervus ("sinew, nerve"). The modern meaning of "anxious" developed later in English, shifting from the older sense of "full of sinew, strong."