Where does “شبه الجزيرة العربية” come from?

شبه الجزيرة العربية (Arabic) comes from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.

Ancestry of “شبه الجزيرة العربية”, step by step

شبه الجزيرة العربية traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جَزِيرَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَزِيرَةisland

via Arabic شبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشبهto resemble, to bear a resemblance, to be...

via Arabic عَرَبِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعَرَبِيَّةArab, Arabian; Arabic; Arabian
Every word from Arabic جَزِيرَة