Where does “paenīnsula” come from?

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

paenīnsula (Latin): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “paenīnsula”, step by step

paenīnsula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin paene

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

via Latin Īnsula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪnsula—
2Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “paenīnsula”

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