Where does “nef” come from?
nef (Middle French) comes from Old French nef, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.
nef (Middle French): boat; ship; watercraft
Ancestry of “nef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | nef | boat; ship; watercraft |
| 2 | Latin | nāpus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νᾶπυ | mustard |
| 4 | Demotic | snwpt | — |