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Where does “neveu” come from?

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

neveu (French): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “neveu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neveu”

  • beau-neveu
  • arrière-neveu
  • nevino
  • nevo
  • neve
  • neve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →