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

Definitions

  1. nepotism

Ancestry of “népotisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannepotismonepotism
2ItaliannepoteAlternative form of nipote
3Latinnepōs—
4Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “népotisme”

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