Where does “península” come from?

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

península (Spanish): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “península”, step by step

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

Words derived from “península”

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