Etymology: * From Middle English mayneland (c. 1440), from Anglo-Norman French mainelande, from Late Latin magnalandus ("great earth"), from Latin magnus ("great") + terra ("earth").
Meaning: * The main or principal landmass of a country or geographic region. * The landmass that is not an island.
Origin: * The term "mainland" derives from the Latin phrase "magna terra," meaning "great land," and has been used to refer to the largest landmass in a particular region since the Middle Ages.
Etymology Old English land Proto Germanic landuz Indo European lendh to li
Etymology The word earth derives from the Old English word eorþe which itself is d
Etymology The word country is derived from the Old French word cuntree which in turn
Etymology The word main derives from the Old French term mein or maen meaning gre
Etymology The word main derives from the Old French term mein or maen meaning gre
Etymology The word main derives from the Old French term mein or maen meaning gre
Etymology From Middle English mayneland c 1440 from Anglo Norman French mainelande
Etymology From Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος Chersónēsos Meaning Penins
Etymology The word continent comes from the Latin word continens which means holdin
Etymology and Meaning The name Algeria is derived from the Arabic phrase Al Jaza ir wh
Etymology Greek epeiros mainland etymon true meaning Meaning Epeiric ety
Etymology From Old English malm malmesy from Old French malvoisie from Medieval Lat
Etymology The word ground has several origins Old English grund meaning soil
Etymology The word earth derives from the Old English word eorþe which itself is d
Etymology The word heart comes from the Old English word heorte which is related to
