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Where does “bisneta” come from?

bisneta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese neta, from Old Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

bisneta (Portuguese): great-granddaughter

Definitions

  1. great-granddaughter

Ancestry of “bisneta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenetagranddaughter, female grandchild
2Old Portugueseneta—
3Late Latinnepta—
4Latinneptisgranddaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
6Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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