Negroponte
Italian
editEtymology
editBy 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
editNegroponte f
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Venetian Negroponte.
Proper noun
editNegroponte f
- Former name of Eubeia.