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Pure Latin; pene means 'almost', and insula means 'island'.

A long, thin spit of land is 'almost an island', thus; peninsula.

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The word 'peninsula' comes from the Latin words "paene" meaning 'almost' and "insula" meaning 'island'. This reflects the geographic feature of a peninsula being almost surrounded by water.

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