Where does “nevew” come from?

nevew (Middle English) comes from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nevew (Middle English): A nephew; A grandson or granddaughter; Any other...

Definitions

  1. A nephew; A grandson or granddaughter; Any other...

Ancestry of “nevew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
2Latinnepōs—
3Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nevew”

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