Peloponnesus=بيلوبونيسوس
-
Peloponnesus=بيلوبونيسوس
-
ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
-
peninsula of southern Greece,
late 15c., from Latin, from Gk. Peloponnesos, second element
apparently nesos "island," first element said to be named
for Pelops, son of Tantalus, who killed him and served him to the
gods as food (they later restored him to life). The proper name is
probably from pellos "dark" + ops "face, eye."
But the association with the peninsula name likely is folk
etymology. Related: Peloponnesian.
No comments:
Post a Comment