peninsulayoudaoicibaDictYouDict[peninsula 词源字典]
peninsula: see island
[peninsula etymology, peninsula origin, 英语词源]
peninsula (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1530s, from Latin pæninsula "a peninsula," literally "almost an island," from pæne "almost" + insula "island" (see isle). Earlier translated as demie island.