## Derived Forms
- cardinal-nephew
- grandnephew
- great-great-nephew
- great-nephew
- half-nephew
- nephew-in-law
- nephewish
- nephewless
- nephewly
- nephewship
- nevvy
- niefling

## Related Forms
- nepotism
- neve
- niece
- nift

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nevew
- Root: neveu
- Root: nepos
- Root: *nepōts
- Root: *népōts

## Etymology
From Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu, from Latin nepos, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts (“nephew, grandson”), whence also French neveu, Italian nipote. Displaced or absorbed the inherited English neve (“nephew, grandson, male cousin”), from Middle English neve, from Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew, grandson”), whence Dutch neef, German Neffe. All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian nećak, Irish nia, Persian نوه (nave). Spelt with -ph-…

## AI Etymology
Nephew comes from Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu, from Latin nepos, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts (“nephew, grandson”), whence also French neveu, Italian nipote. Displaced or absorbed the inherited English neve (“nephew, grandson, male cousin”), from Middle English neve, from Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew, grandson”), whence Dutch neef, German Neffe. All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian nećak, Irish nia, Persian نوه (nave). Modern senses include the son of your brother or sister. The wider word family includes derivatives such as cardinal-nephew, grandnephew, great-great-nephew, great-nephew, half-nephew, and nephew-in-law and related forms such as nepotism, neve, niece, and nift.

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