Where does “Neapolitan” come from?
Neapolitan (English) comes from Latin neāpolītānus, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.
Neapolitan (English): Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla and strawberry in order. Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla
Definitions
- Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla and strawberry in order. Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla
Ancestry of “Neapolitan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | neāpolītānus | Neapolitan; of or belonging to Naples |
| 2 | Latin | Neāpolis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νεάπολις | Any one of various Greek and Hellenistic cities named Neapolis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |