Where does “Nievo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Nievo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnepōs—
2Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →
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