Where does “nievo” come from?

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

nievo (Italian): Synonym of nipote

Definitions

  1. Synonym of nipote

Ancestry of “nievo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneposa grandson; a granddaughter; a nephew
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 nepos →