Nepos
In the Latin language, Nepos refers to a nephew or grandson in the narrower sense , and in the general sense to all descendants of a person. The name also appears as part of the name of some Roman clans . In the German-speaking world , only the foreign word “nepote”, derived from nepos , plays a role for a younger relative (mostly in politics) , as well as “ nepotism ” (nepotism) derived from it .
A comparable root can already be found in the ancient Indian nápāt and in the ancient Greek άνεψιός ("sibling son, nephew", derived from ά-νεπτιός). In medieval Latin , Nepos denotes every relative of a person, without specifying the degree of relationship . The French adopted the word as neveu (nephew). This was adopted, with mocking overtones, in German colloquial language and used as "Neveu" or "Nevö", a large-scale political campaign in the German Reich until 1914 started against words of French origin.
Name bearer
- Aulus Platorius Nepos , Roman politician
- Cornelius Nepos , Roman historian in the 1st century BC Chr.
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos , Roman consul 98 BC. Chr.
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos , Roman consul 57 BC. Chr.
- Marcus Licinius Celer Nepos , Roman suffect consul 127
- Julius Nepos , Western Roman Emperor in the 5th century AD.
- Titus Rubrius Aelius Nepos , Roman suffect consul 79
- Publius Didius Nepos , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Mamius Nepos , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Publius Metilius Nepos (consul 91) , Roman suffect consul
- Publius Metilius Nepos (consul 103) , Roman suffect consul
- Aulus Platorius Nepos Calpurnianus , Roman suffect consul 160
See also
Individual evidence
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^ Duden editors: Nepote. In: Duden online . January 2013, accessed on July 15, 2014 : "Nepote, the [...] meanings: 1st nephew - 2nd grandchild - 3rd cousin - 4th relative" .
Ibid: Nepotism: "Synonyms for nepotism: displacement, nepotism [...] Origin: Italian nepotismo , Latin nepos (genitive: nepotis ) = grandchildren, nephew". Ibid: nepotise: "favor relatives". Ibid: nepotistic: "favored by nepotism". - ↑ Duden editorial team: Neveu. In: Duden online . January 2013, accessed on July 15, 2014 : “Neveu, der […] Usage: joking, out of date […] Meaning: nephew - synonyms for Neveu: nephew; (scenic, otherwise out of date) Sibling [...] Origin: Latin-French ” .