Where does “népotisme” come from?
népotisme (French) comes from Italian nepotismo, from Italian nepote, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.
népotisme (French): nepotism
Ancestry of “népotisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | nepotismo | nepotism |
| 2 | Italian | nepote | Alternative form of nipote |
| 3 | Latin | nepōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nepōts | grandson; nephew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | népōts | grandson; descendant; nephew |
Words derived from “népotisme”