(s)neəu-

Tendon, sinew. Oldest form *sneə₁u-. Extension of (s)nē-. Suffixed form *(s)neəw-r̥-, with further suffixes.

a. *neu-r-o-. neuro-, neuron, neurula; aponeurosis, from Greek neuron, sinew;

b. metathesized form *nerwo-. nerve; enervate, from Latin nervus, sinew.

 

[Pokorny snēu- 977.]

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