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Where does “Neptun” come from?

Neptun (German) comes from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Italic neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Neptun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNeptūnus—
2Proto-Italicneptūnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Neptun”

  • נעפּטון
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