Where does “neptis” come from?
neptis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic neptī, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
neptis (Proto-Italic): granddaughter; niece
Ancestry of “neptis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | neptī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | néptih₂ | granddaughter; niece |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |