Where does “nepveu” come from?

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

nepveu (Middle French): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “nepveu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
2Latinnepōs—
3Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →