Etymology of the English word nepotism
the English word
nepotismderived from the French word
népotismederived from the Italian word
nepotismoderived from the Italian word
nepotederived from the Latin word
nepos (grandson, daughter; descendant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nepōt-Date
The earliest known usage of nepotism in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
