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Where does “נעפּטון” come from?

נעפּטון (Yiddish) comes from German Neptun, from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Italic neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “נעפּטון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeptun—
2LatinNeptūnus—
3Proto-Italicneptūnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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