Where does “nape” come from?

nape (Latin) comes from Latin napus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nape (Latin): vocative singular of nāpus

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of nāpus

Ancestry of “nape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnapusturnip, field mustard; rapeseed
2Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
3Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin napus →