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
Ancestry of “nepo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nepotism | The favoring of relatives or personal friends... |
| 2 | French | népotisme | nepotism |
| 3 | Italian | nepotismo | nepotism |
| 4 | Italian | nepote | Alternative form of nipote |
| 5 | Latin | nepōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nepōts | grandson; nephew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | népōts | grandson; descendant; nephew |
Words derived from “nepo”