Péloponnèse

See also: Peloponnese

French

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der.
Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos)
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs
Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs
Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps)
Ancient Greek Πέλοψ (Pélops)
Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos)
Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor.
Latin Peloponnēsuslbor.
French Péloponnèse

    Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), from Πέλοψ (Pélops) + νῆσος (nêsos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pe.lɔ.pɔ.nɛz/
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Proper noun

    Péloponnèse m

    1. Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth)
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