Where does “grandnephew” come from?

grandnephew (English) comes from English nephew, from Middle English nevew, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

grandnephew (English): A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's...

Definitions

  1. A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's...

Ancestry of “grandnephew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephewA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or...
2Middle EnglishnevewA nephew; A grandson or granddaughter; Any other...
3Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
4Latinnepōs—
5Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “grandnephew”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →
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