Peloponnesus

The story

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. LatinPeloponnēsus
11. English todayPeloponnesus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.

Words from the same roots