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Where does “antinepotism” come from?

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

antinepotism (English): Opposing or preventing nepotism

Definitions

  1. Opposing or preventing nepotism

Ancestry of “antinepotism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnepotismThe favoring of relatives or personal friends...
2Frenchnépotismenepotism
3Italiannepotismonepotism
4ItaliannepoteAlternative form of nipote
5Latinnepōs—
6Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →