Where does “neto” come from?

neto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese neto, from Medieval Latin nepto, from 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...

neto (Portuguese): grandson, male grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandson, male grandchild

Ancestry of “neto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂ →