Etymology

innervate

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Today it means: To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves. Full definition →

English nerve
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The story

  1. Englishin-
  2. Englishnerve
  3. English todayinnervate

From in- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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