Etymology of the French word népotisme
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 népotisme in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
nepotism, Romanian
nepotism
