Where does “nipot” come from?

nipot (Aromanian) comes from Latin nepos, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nipot (Aromanian): nephew; grandson

Definitions

  1. nephew; grandson

Ancestry of “nipot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneposa grandson; a granddaughter; a nephew
2Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepos →