Where does “napolitain” come from?
napolitain (French) comes from Italian napoletano, from Latin neāpolītānus, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide.
napolitain (French): Neapolitan language
Definitions
- Neapolitan language
Ancestry of “napolitain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | napoletano | Neapolitan |
| 2 | Latin | neāpolītānus | Neapolitan; of or belonging to Naples |
| 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- | — |