Where does “péninsule” come from?

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

péninsule (French): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “péninsule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaenīnsulapeninsula
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “péninsule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenīnsula →