Where does “nepotism” come from?
Nepotism comes from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, combining Italian nepote (nephew) from Proto-Indo-European népōts with the suffix -ismo from Ancient Greek -ισμός.
nepotism (English): The favoring of relatives or personal friends...
Definitions
- The favoring of relatives or personal friends...
Ancestry of “nepotism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | népotisme | nepotism |
| 2 | Italian | nepotismo | nepotism |
| 3 | Italian | nepote | Alternative form of nipote |
| 4 | Latin | nepōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nepōts | grandson; nephew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | népōts | grandson; descendant; nephew |
Words derived from “nepotism”