Where does “nepōs” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nepōs”, step by step

nepōs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic nepōts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
2Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

via Proto-Indo-European h₂népōts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂népōts—

Words derived from “nepōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →