Where does “nepot” come from?

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

nepot (Romanian): grandson; nephew; descendant

Definitions

  1. grandson; nephew; descendant

Ancestry of “nepot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nepot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →