Where does “turnepe” come from?

turnepe (English) comes from Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

Ancestry of “turnepe”, step by step

turnepe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English nepe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnepeturnip
2Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
3Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
4Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
5Demoticsnwpt—

via Middle English turne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishturne—

Words derived from “turnepe”

Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →