English
Naples
Naples comes from Middle French Napples, and goes back to Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝεᾱ́πολῐςNeā́polĭs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENeāpolis
- Italianc. 1300–presentNapoli
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600Napples
- Frenchc. 1600–presentNaples
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝεᾱ́πολῐςNeā́polĭs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENeāpolis
- Italianc. 1300–presentNapoli
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600Napples
- Frenchc. 1600–presentNaples
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of νέᾱ ‘new’ + πόλῐς ‘city’
Ancient Greek - ‘fortification’
Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis ‘city’
Ancient Greek πόλῐς ‘city’
Linked words
through Italian Napoli
Today it means
name A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς / Naples