词根词缀:nepot-, nepo-

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【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

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