Where does “neve” come from?

neve (Seychellois Creole) comes from French neveu, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

neve (Seychellois Creole): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “neve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchneveunephew
2Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
3Latinnepōs—
4Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →