Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*népōts
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *népōts, most common first.
- neptuneA sailor acting as Neptune (proper noun sense 1), the Roman god of the ocean, during a ceremony on board a ship when it is crossing the equator.
- nephewA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
- neveNephew.