Where does “Nola” come from?

Nola comes from Latin Nola, derived from Irish Fionnghuala, from Old Irish Finnguala, composed of Old Irish finn, ultimately from Proto-Celtic windos and Proto-Indo-European weyd-.

Nola (English): Its bishopric

Definitions

  1. Its bishopric

Ancestry of “Nola”, step by step

Nola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Nola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianNolanear Naples
2LatinNolaA nola: a small bell used in the choir during consecration
3LatinNuvlana—
4Oscan𐌍𐌞𐌅𐌋𐌞the city of Nuvlana (current day Nola)
5Oscan𐌍𐌞𐌅𐌄𐌋𐌞—
6Oscan𐌍𐌞new
7Proto-Italicnowosnew
8Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

via English Finola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFinola—
2IrishFionnghuala—
3Old IrishFinnguala—
4Old Irishfinnwhite; bright; blessed
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Oscan 𐌍𐌞 →