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Italian
Etymology
By rebracketing of the phrase στὸν Εὔριπον ("to Evripos") as στὸ Νεὔριπον ("to Nevripos"), thence Negroponte ("Black Bridge" in Italian) by folk etymology, the bridge being interpreted as the bridge of Chalcis.
Proper noun
Negroponte f
- (obsolete) Alternative form of Eubea
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian Negroponte.
Proper noun
Negroponte f
- Former name of Eubeia.