Where does “navet” come from?

navet (Norman) comes from Old French nef, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

navet (Norman): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “navet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
2Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
3Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
4Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →