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Question by  Ama (101)

What are the origins of the words "niece" and "nephew"?

 
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Answer by  Dean (4035)

"Niece" comes from the Middle English "nece," which has origins in "neptis," which is Latin for "granddaughter." "Nepos" is the masculine version - "nephew."

 
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Answer by  Lucy101 (225)

Both niece and nephew has Indo-European etymologies. Niece comes from the Indo-European word "nepti" and nephew comes from the word "nepot".

 
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