nepōts (Proto-Italic)

Where does "nepōts" come from?

The Proto-Italic noun 'nepōts' inherited its form and meaning directly from the Proto-Indo-European reconstructed form '*népōts'[1]. Over time, this ancestral term carried the dual meanings of 'grandson' and 'nephew'.

Open questions

• The Proto-Italic form is inherited from a reconstructed Proto-Indo-European ancestor. [1]

Full etymology tree

• *nepōts (Proto-Italic), 'grandson'
  • inherited *népōts (Proto-Indo-European), 'grandson'

Ancestors

• *népōts (Proto-Indo-European)

Sources

1. nepōts (Proto-Italic) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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