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Where does “strănepoată” come from?

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

strănepoată (Romanian): great-granddaughter

Definitions

  1. great-granddaughter

Ancestry of “strănepoată”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannepoatăgranddaughter; niece
2Latinnepota—
3Latinnepōs—
4Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
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