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Where does “illa” come from?

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

illa (Catalan): island; block

Definitions

  1. island; block

Ancestry of “illa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanilla—
2Vulgar Latinisula—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “illa”

  • aïllament
  • illenc
  • aïllar
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