Where does “duoninsulo” come from?

duoninsulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto insulo, from Yiddish אינדזל, from German insel, from Middle High German insel, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

duoninsulo (Esperanto): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “duoninsulo”, step by step

duoninsulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto insulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoinsuloisland
2Yiddishאינדזלisland
3Germaninselan island, an isle
4Middle High Germaninsel—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—

via Esperanto duono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoduonohalf
2Esperantodutwo
3Frenchdeuxtwo; twos
4Middle Frenchdeuxtwo
5Old Frenchdeux—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Middle High German insel →