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Where does “nevo” come from?

nevo (Esperanto) comes from French neveu, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nevo (Esperanto): nephew; nephew "or" niece, nibling

Definitions

  1. nephew; nephew "or" niece, nibling

Ancestry of “nevo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchneveunephew
2Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
3Latinnepōs—
4Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nevo”

  • nevino
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