Where does “nabo” come from?

nabo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nabo, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nabo (Portuguese): turnip; idiot

Definitions

  1. turnip; idiot

Ancestry of “nabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenabo
2Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
3Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
4Demoticsnwpt

Words derived from “nabo

Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυEvery word from Latin nāpus