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Where does “nepos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nepos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
2Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →