Where does “Peloponnesus” come from?

Peloponnesus (English) comes from Latin peloponnesus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος, from Ancient Greek νῆσος — island.

Peloponnesus (English): particularly under Roman rule

Definitions

  1. particularly under Roman rule

Ancestry of “Peloponnesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpeloponnesusThe Peloponnese
2Ancient GreekΠελοπόννησοςthe Peloponnese or Peloponnesus
3Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Ancient Greek νῆσος →Every word from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος →Every word from Latin peloponnesus →