English
Neapoli
Neapoli comes from Greek Νεάπολη.
- Greek1453–presentΝεάποληNeápoli
- EnglishtodayNeapoli
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Greek1453–presentΝεάποληNeápoli
- EnglishtodayNeapoli
A compound of νέα ‘new’ + πόλη ‘city’
Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- ‘fortification, city’
Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis ‘city’
Ancient Greek πόλις ‘city’
Greek πόλη ‘city’
Every English word from Greek Νεάπολη
Today it means
name Any of several towns or subdivisions of towns in Greece, especially a suburb of Thessaloniki.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greek Νεάπολη / Neapoli