Where does “San Salvador Island” come from?

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

San Salvador Island (English): discovered by Christopher Columbus during his first voyage

Definitions

  1. discovered by Christopher Columbus during his first voyage

Ancestry of “San Salvador Island”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishislaisland; block
2Old Spanishisla—
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →
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