Where does “chersonese” come from?
chersonese (English) comes from Latin Chersonesus, from Ancient Greek χερσόνησος, from Ancient Greek χέρσος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.
chersonese (English): A peninsula
Ancestry of “chersonese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Chersonesus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χερσόνησος | peninsula |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χέρσος | dry land; dry, firm; dry, hard, barren |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰers- | stiff; surprised |