Negroponte
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Negroponte f
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Venetian Negroponte.
Proper noun edit
Negroponte f
- Former name of Eubeia.