"Peloponnesus" meaning in English

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Proper name

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 Peloponnēsusubor. English Peloponnesus Unadapted borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), from Πέλοψ (Pélops) + νῆσος (nêsos). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:ubor|la:Peloponnēsus|id=region of Greece|text=++|tree=1}} 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 Peloponnēsusubor. English Peloponnesus Unadapted borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), from Πέλοψ (Pélops) + νῆσος (nêsos). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Peloponnesus
  1. (historical) Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Roman rule. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Greece Synonyms: Peloponnese [synonym, synonym-of]
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