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

Definitions

  1. granddaughter; niece

Ancestry of “neptis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicneptī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂ →