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Where does “nipote” come from?

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

nipote (Italian): grandchild, grandson, granddaughter; nephew,...

Definitions

  1. grandchild, grandson, granddaughter; nephew,...

Ancestry of “nipote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnepōs—
2Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nipote”

  • nipoteria
  • bisnipote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →