ʻanemoku

Hawaiian

noun

Definitions

peninsula

Etymology

Affix from Hawaiian ʻane + Hawaiian moku (island, section)derived from Latin paenīnsula (peninsula).

Origin

Latin

paenīnsula

Gloss

peninsula

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

peninsula English
paenīnsula Latin
penisola Italian
péninsule French
península Spanish, Castilian
península Portuguese
península Catalan, Valencian
península Asturian
moku Hawaiian
mokuhonua Hawaiian
mokupuni Hawaiian
mokuʻāina Hawaiian
ʻane Hawaiian
*motu Proto-Polynesian