Where does “nepotuc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nepotuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannepotgrandson; nephew; descendant
2Latinnepōs—
3Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →