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Where does “Napples” come from?

Napples (Middle French) comes from Italian napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.

Ancestry of “Napples”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliannapoliNeapolitan; Neapolitan-style pizza, topped with...
2LatinNeāpolis—
3Ancient GreekΝεάπολις—
4Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
5Latinfēlēs—
6Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
7Proto-Uralicpidetall
8Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
9Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
10Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “Napples”

  • Naples
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