Where does “Neptis” come from?

Neptis (Translingual) comes from Latin neptis, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Neptis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Neptis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneptisgranddaughter
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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