Where does “nepo” come from?

nepo (Esperanto) 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.

nepo (Esperanto): grandson; grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandson; grandchild

Ancestry of “nepo”, 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

Words derived from “nepo”

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