Peninsular
/pəˈnɪn.sjə.lər/noun
Relating to or characteristic of a peninsula.
Did you know?The same Latin word for “island,” insula, later inspired insulin because the hormone was discovered in the pancreatic islets, or tiny “islands” of tissue.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
paeninsula
“A nearly island-like piece of land, joined to the mainland by a narrow neck”
Late Latin
Latin
paeninsularis
“Of or relating to a peninsula”
Medieval Latin
Latin
peninsularis
“Pertaining to a peninsula”
17th Century
English
peninsular
“Relating to a peninsula”
Modern English
English
peninsular
“Relating to or characteristic of a peninsula”
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