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Where does “nepoată” come from?

nepoată (Romanian) comes from Latin nepota, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nepoată (Romanian): granddaughter; niece

Definitions

  1. granddaughter; niece

Ancestry of “nepoată”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnepota—
2Latinnepōs—
3Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nepoată”

  • strănepoată
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