Where does “Naples” come from?
Naples (French) comes from Middle French Napples, from Italian napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide.
Ancestry of “Naples”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Napples | — |
| 2 | Italian | napoli | Neapolitan; Neapolitan-style pizza, topped with... |
| 3 | Latin | Neāpolis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Νεάπολις | Any one of various Greek and Hellenistic cities named Neapolis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 6 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 7 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 9 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 11 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |