Where does “neape” come from?

neape (Yola) comes from Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

neape (Yola): parsnip

Definitions

  1. parsnip

Ancestry of “neape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishneepAlternative form of nepe
2Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
3Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
4Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
5Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →