Where does “nieto” come from?
nieto (Chavacano) comes from Spanish nieto, from Spanish nieta, 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...
nieto (Chavacano): grandson
Definitions
- grandson
Ancestry of “nieto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nieto | grandchild; grandson |
| 2 | Spanish | nieta | 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... |