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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōtsEvery word from Proto-Italic nepōtsEvery word from Latin nepōs