Where does “Napoli” come from?
Napoli (Finnish) comes from Italian Napoli, from Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.
Napoli (Finnish): Neapolitan Romance language
Definitions
- Neapolitan Romance language
Ancestry of “Napoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Napoli | Naples |
| 2 | Latin | Neapolis | Naples |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νεάπολις | Any one of various Greek and Hellenistic cities named Neapolis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |