Etymology

Peloponnesian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece. Full definition →

English Peloponnese ← Latin Peloponnēsu ← Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pelH-
  2. Ancient Greekπέλλος (péllos)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ókʷs
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ókʷs
  6. Ancient Greekὤψ (ṓps)
  7. Ancient GreekΠέλοπος (Pélopos)
  8. Ancient Greekνῆσος (nêsos)
  9. Ancient GreekΠελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)
  10. LatinPeloponnēsu
  11. EnglishPeloponnese
  12. English todayPeloponnesian

From Peloponnese + -ian.

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