Snake Island

Snake Island · proper noun¹

From snake + island.

Snake Island · proper noun²

1. Medieval Greek · derived fromφιδο“snake”
2. Medieval Greek · derived fromΦιδονήσι“Snake Isle”
3. Romanian · derived fromInsula Șerpilor“Serpent Island”
4. Russian · calque ofо́стров Змеи́ный“Snake Island”
5. Ukrainian · calque ofо́стрів Змії́ний“Snake Island”
6. English todaySnake Island

Calque of Ukrainian о́стрів Змії́ний (óstriv Zmijínyj, “Snake Island”) or Russian о́стров Змеи́ный (óstrov Zmeínyj, “Snake Island”), from Romanian Insula Șerpilor (“Serpent Island”), from Medieval Greek Φιδονήσι (Phidonḗsi, “Snake Isle”), from Medieval Greek φιδο (phido, “snake”) (Greek φίδι (fídi)) + νήσι (nísi, “island”).

Words from the same roots