English
Napoli
Napoli comes from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝεᾱ́πολῐςNeā́polĭs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENeāpolis
- Italianc. 1300–presentNapoli
- Englishearliest quotation 1953same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝεᾱ́πολῐςNeā́polĭs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENeāpolis
- Italianc. 1300–presentNapoli
- Englishearliest quotation 1953same form
Earliest quotation: 1953, Jack Brooks: “When you walk in a dream but you know…”
A compound of νέᾱ ‘new’ + πόλῐς ‘city’
Ancient Greek - ‘fortification’
Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis ‘city’
Ancient Greek πόλῐς ‘city’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς
Today it means
name Alternative form of Naples: 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 / Napoli