Where does “Isla” come from?

Isla (English) comes from Spanish isla, from Old Spanish isla, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

Isla (English): tributary to the Tay

Definitions

  1. tributary to the Tay

Ancestry of “Isla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishislaisland; block
2Old Spanishisla—
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “Isla”

Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →
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