Where does “besnét” come from?
besnét (Catalan) comes from Catalan nét, from Catalan néta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
besnét (Catalan): great-grandson
Definitions
- great-grandson
Ancestry of “besnét”, step by step
besnét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan nét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | nét | grandson |
| 2 | Catalan | néta | granddaughter |
| 3 | Late Latin | nepta | — |
| 4 | Latin | neptis | granddaughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néptih₂ | granddaughter; niece |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Catalan bes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bes | plural of be; kiss; strip of cloth used as part... |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |