Where does “νεποτισμός” come from?
νεποτισμός (Greek) comes from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Italian nepote, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.
νεποτισμός (Greek): nepotism
Ancestry of “νεποτισμός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | népotisme | nepotism |
| 2 | Italian | nepotismo | nepotism |
| 3 | Italian | nepote | Alternative form of nipote |
| 4 | Latin | nepōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nepōts | grandson; nephew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | népōts | grandson; descendant; nephew |