词根词缀：nepot-, nepo-

【来源及含义】Latin: nephew; grandson, grandchild; descendant [family member]; nepotism, et al.

【相关描述】Said to be used in the Middle Ages by Catholic popes to show favoritism to their illegitimate children for positions of power. The use of  "nephew" was a euphemism for their "out-of-wedlock" offspring.

【同源单词】nepotal, nepotic, nepotious, nepotism, nepotist