Etymology

Kingdom of Naples

Today it means: A former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Naples between 1282 and 1816. Full definition →

Italian Regno di Napoli ← Latin Regnum Neapolitanum
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  1. Latin · derived fromRegnum Neapolitanum“Kingdom of the Neapolitans”
  2. Italian · derived fromRegno di Napoli
  3. English todayKingdom of Naples

A calque of Italian Regno di Napoli and Latin Regnum Neapolitanum (“Kingdom of the Neapolitans”), from the realm's capital at Naples.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.