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"
Ancestry of “nap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | nap | — |
| 2 | Latin | nāpus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νᾶπυ | mustard |
| 4 | Demotic | snwpt | — |