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

Its bishopric

Ancestry of “Nola”, step by step

Nola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Nola

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Nola	near Naples
2	Latin	Nola	A nola: a small bell used in the choir during consecration
3	Latin	Nuvlana	—
4	Oscan	𐌍𐌞𐌅𐌋𐌞	the city of Nuvlana (current day Nola)
5	Oscan	𐌍𐌞𐌅𐌄𐌋𐌞	—
6	Oscan	𐌍𐌞	new
7	Proto-Italic	nowos	new
8	Proto-Indo-European	*néwos	—

via English Finola

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Finola	—
2	Irish	Fionnghuala	—
3	Old Irish	Finnguala	—
4	Old Irish	finn	white; bright; blessed
5	Proto-Celtic	windos	white
6	Proto-Indo-European	windo-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	weyd-	to see

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Oscan 𐌍𐌞 →