Where does “nepotism” come from?

nepotism (Romanian) comes from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Italian nepote, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nepotism (Romanian): nepotism

Definitions

  1. nepotism

Ancestry of “nepotism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnépotismenepotism
2Italiannepotismonepotism
3ItaliannepoteAlternative form of nipote
4Latinnepōs—
5Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →