Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Turnip

Turnip \TUR-nip\ , noun;
Source: Wikipedia
This word dates to the 1530's as turnepe from turn + nepe. Here, turn comes from the shape - it's as if it was formed on a lathe. Nepe is the Middle English word for turnip from Old English næp, which derives from Latin napus ("turnip").

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