Where does “aïllament” come from?

aïllament (Catalan) comes from Catalan aïllar, from Catalan Illa, from Old Catalan illa, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

aïllament (Catalan): isolation; insulation

Definitions

  1. isolation; insulation

Ancestry of “aïllament”, step by step

aïllament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan aïllar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanaïllarto isolate; to insulate
2CatalanIllaisland
3Old Catalanilla—
4Vulgar Latinisula—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →