The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromνήσος“island”
- English todayNesogaean
From Ancient Greek νήσος (nḗsos, “island”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “the Earth”) + -an.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Relating to Nesogaea—Polynesia or Oceania, New Zealand excepted, with regard to the distribution of its animals. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek νήσος (nḗsos, “island”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “the Earth”) + -an.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.