Etymology

neep

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Today it means: The swede (rutabaga); turnip. Full definition →

Middle English neep ← Old English nǣp ← Latin nāpus
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶπῠ (nâpŭ)
  2. Latinnāpus
  3. Old Englishnǣp
  4. Middle Englishneep
  5. English todayneep

From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic næpa (“turnip”). Cognate with English turnip.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishneep all →

neap

Old Englishnǣp all →

turnip

Latinnāpus all →

turnipnapiformnavew

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.