Where does “napoletano” come from?
napoletano (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin neapolitanus, from Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.
Ancestry of “napoletano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | neapolitanus | Neapolitan; of or belonging to Naples |
| 2 | Latin | Neapolis | Naples |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νεάπολις | Any one of various Greek and Hellenistic cities named Neapolis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |