Where does “isolation” come from?
Isolation derives from French isolation, from French isolé meaning "isolated," from Latin insula meaning "island," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en meaning "in."
isolation (English): The state of being isolated, detached, or...
Definitions
- The state of being isolated, detached, or...
Ancestry of “isolation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | isolation | isolation; insulation |
| 2 | French | isoler | to isolate; to insulate |
| 3 | French | isolé | isolated; past participle of isoler; An... |
| 4 | Italian | isolato | isolated, secluded, cut off; remote, lonely;... |
| 5 | Latin | insulatus | made into an island |
| 6 | Latin | insulare | present active infinitive of īnsulō;... |
| 7 | Latin | Īnsula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | enselā | — |
Words derived from “isolation”