Where does “nepotisme” come from?

nepotisme (Dutch) comes from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Italian nepote, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nepotisme (Dutch): nepotism (favoring, regardless of merit, of relatives, or by extension personal friends)

Definitions

  1. nepotism (favoring, regardless of merit, of relatives, or by extension personal friends)

Ancestry of “nepotisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnépotismenepotism
2Italiannepotismonepotism
3ItaliannepoteAlternative form of nipote
4Latinnepōs—
5Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →