Where does “nep” come from?

nep (Middle English) comes from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta — catnip.

nep (Middle English): Alternative form of nap

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nap

Ancestry of “nep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishneptecatnip
2Latinnepetacatnip

Words derived from “nep”

Every word from Latin nepeta →Every word from Old English nepte →