Where does “nepoticide” come from?

nepoticide (English) comes from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nepoticide (English): The killing of one's own nephew; One who kills...

Definitions

  1. The killing of one's own nephew; One who kills...

Ancestry of “nepoticide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnepōs—
2Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nepoticide”

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