Where does “nep” come from?

nep (English) comes from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta — catnip.

nep (English): Catmint, catnip; "Nepeta cataria"; A knot in a...

Definitions

  1. Catmint, catnip; "Nepeta cataria"; A knot in a...

Ancestry of “nep”, step by step

nep traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English nep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnepAlternative form of nap
2Old Englishneptecatnip
3Latinnepetacatnip

via English nepotist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnepotistOne who engages in nepotism

via Middle English neppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishneppeAlternative form of nap

Words derived from “nep”

Every word from Latin nepeta →Every word from Old English nepte →Every word from Middle English nep →