niece

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*néptih₂“granddaughter, niece”
2. Latin · derived fromneptis“granddaughter”
3. Late Latin · derived fromneptia
4. Old French · derived fromnece“niece, granddaughter”
5. Middle English · derived fromnece“niece, granddaughter”
6. English todayniece

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

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