chersonese · noun1
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχερσόνησος“originally, the Gallipoli peninsula; later, any peninsula”
- Latin · derived fromChersonēsus
- English todaychersonese
From Latin Chersonēsus, from Ancient Greek χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, “originally, the Gallipoli peninsula; later, any peninsula”), from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
Chersonese · proper noun2
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΧερσόνησος
- Latin · borrowed fromChersonēsus
- English todayChersonese
From Latin Chersonēsus, from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos), from χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, “peninsula”), from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.