Where does “tornapa” come from?

tornapa (Irish) comes from English turnip, from English turnepe, from Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

tornapa (Irish): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “tornapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturnipThe white root of a yellow-flowered plant,...
2Englishturnepe—
3Middle Englishnepeturnip
4Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
5Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
6Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
7Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →