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Where does “nep” come from?

nep (English) comes from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta — catnip.

nep (English): Catmint, catnip; "Nepeta cataria"; A knot in a...

Definitions

  1. Catmint, catnip; "Nepeta cataria"; A knot in a...

Ancestry of “nep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnepAlternative form of nap
2Old Englishnepte—
3Latinnepetacatnip
Every word from Latin nepeta →