It came from Latin, where it always had the meaning "to weaken", literally "to cut the sinews/nerves" https://www.etymonline.com/word/enervate
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Be careful or I'll tell the story about how "decepcionar", which does not, it turns out, mean "to deceive", destroyed a relationship.
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There's a great one about preservativos (DOES NOT MEAN JAM) somewhere too.
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I once named a main character Candida, which research told me was a Late Roman name derived from candidus, meaning white. I was not told until after publishing that Candida was also the name of a vaginal yeast infection. Thorough word research is important.
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