Where does “neep” come from?

neep (Middle English) comes from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

neep (Middle English): Alternative form of nepe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nepe

Ancestry of “neep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
2Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
3Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
4Demoticsnwpt—

Words derived from “neep”

Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →
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