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Where does “Νεάπολις” come from?

Νεάπολις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

Ancestry of “Νεάπολις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
2Latinfēlēs—
3Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
4Proto-Uralicpidetall
5Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
6Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
7Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “Νεάπολις”

  • Nablus
  • Nabeul
  • Napoli
  • Naples
  • neapolitanus
  • Neapolis
  • Nápoles
  • napoletanità
  • Napoli
  • napoletanismo
  • napoli
  • napoletano
  • Nabeul
  • Naples
  • Nápoles
  • napolitano
  • Napoli
  • napoli
  • napolità
  • Nàpols
  • نابلس
  • نَابِل
  • نَابُلُس
  • Napoli
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