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Where does “næpa” come from?

næpa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse næpa, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

næpa (Icelandic): turnip; onion dome; chill air, cold wind

Definitions

  1. turnip; onion dome; chill air, cold wind

Ancestry of “næpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenæpa—
2Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
3Latinnāpus—
4Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
5Demoticsnwpt—
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