Where does “Chersonese” come from?

Chersonese (English) comes from Latin Chersonēsus, from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος, from Ancient Greek νῆσος — island.

Chersonese (English): A peninsula

Definitions

  1. A peninsula

Ancestry of “Chersonese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChersonēsus—
2Ancient GreekΧερσόνησοςChersonese
3Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Ancient Greek νῆσος →Every word from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος →Every word from Latin Chersonēsus →