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Where does “pranepo” come from?

pranepo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nepo, 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.

pranepo (Esperanto): great-grandson; great-grandchild

Definitions

  1. great-grandson; great-grandchild

Ancestry of “pranepo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonepograndson; grandchild
2EnglishnepotismThe favoring of relatives or personal friends...
3Frenchnépotismenepotism
4Italiannepotismonepotism
5ItaliannepoteAlternative form of nipote
6Latinnepōs—
7Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
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