Where does “genevi” come from?

genevi (Ido) comes from Ido nevi, from Ido nevo, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

genevi (Ido): nephews and nieces

Definitions

  1. nephews and nieces

Ancestry of “genevi”, step by step

genevi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido nevi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoneviplural of nevo
2Idonevonephew "or" niece, nibling
3Latinnepōs—
4Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

via Ido ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IdogeThe name of the Latin script letter G/g
2IdoeApocopic form of ed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →