late 14th century, "containing nerves; affecting the sinews"
from Latin nervosus "sinewy, vigorous," from nervus "sinew, nerve"
nervous used to mean "possessing or manifesting vigor of mind, characterized by force or strength"
Changed by the medical community in the 18th century
A complete ☣ perversion of the original meaning. From "posessing vigor of mind" and "characterized by force or strength", to "timid, aprehensive, jumpy".
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |