The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΝεάπολις
- Latin · borrowed fromNeapolis
- English todayNeapolis
From Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα (néa, “new”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Equivalent to neo- + -polis. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Napoli, and Neapoli.
Words from the same roots
LatinNeapolis all →
NaplesNapoli
Ancient GreekΝεάπολις all →
neapolitanNeapoli
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.