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Where does “nepotor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nepotor”, step by step

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