Where does “nèf” come from?

nèf (French) comes from Middle French nef, from Old French nef, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nèf (French): vessel, ship

Definitions

  1. vessel, ship

Ancestry of “nèf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
2Old Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
3Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
4Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
5Demoticsnwpt

Words derived from “nèf

Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυEvery word from Latin nāpus