Where does “Naples” come from?
Naples (English) comes from French Naples, from Middle French Napples, from Italian napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél.
Ancestry of “Naples”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Naples | — |
| 2 | Middle French | Napples | — |
| 3 | Italian | napoli | Neapolitan; Neapolitan-style pizza, topped with... |
| 4 | Latin | Neāpolis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Νεάπολις | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 7 | Latin | fēlēs | — |
| 8 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 10 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 12 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |