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.
Naples (English): a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy in the early modern period
Definitions
- a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy in the early modern period
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 | Any one of various Greek and Hellenistic cities named Neapolis |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 7 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 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- | — |