Where does “péninsulaire” come from?

péninsulaire (French) comes from French péninsule, from Latin paenīnsula, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

péninsulaire (French): peninsular

Definitions

  1. peninsular

Ancestry of “péninsulaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpéninsulepeninsula
2Latinpaenīnsulapeninsula
3Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenīnsula →