Nervure
/nɜːrˈvjʊər/noun
A vein or rib, especially one of the branching veins in a leaf or wing.
Did you know?Nervure comes through French from Latin nervus, and it shares its ancient root with words for sinew, strength, and even nerve—so the language of leaves is built from the language of living tension.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneu-
“to bind, twist, or make taut”
Latin
Latin
nervus
“a sinew, tendon, cord, or nerve”
Old French
Old French
nervure
“a vein or rib, especially of a leaf or wing”
Modern English
English
nervure
“one of the main veins or ribs of a leaf, insect wing, or similar structure”