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Where does “néta” come from?

néta (Catalan) comes 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...

néta (Catalan): granddaughter

Definitions

  1. granddaughter

Ancestry of “néta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnepta—
2Latinneptisgranddaughter
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
4Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “néta”

  • besnét
  • netastre
  • renét
  • nét
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