Where does “napiform” come from?

napiform (English) comes from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

napiform (English): Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but...

Ancestry of “napiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
2Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
3Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →