Where does “nap” come from?

nap (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan nap, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nap (Catalan): turnip, "Brassica rapa"

Definitions

  1. turnip, "Brassica rapa"

Ancestry of “nap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalannap—
2Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
3Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
4Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →