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