Where does “isolationary” come from?
isolationary (English) comes from English isolation, from French isolation, from French isoler, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin insulatus, from Latin insulare, from Latin Īnsula.
isolationary (English): Relating to, characterized by, isolation
Definitions
- Relating to, characterized by, isolation
Ancestry of “isolationary”, step by step
isolationary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isolation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isolation | The state of being isolated, detached, or... |
| 2 | French | isolation | isolation; insulation |
| 3 | French | isoler | to isolate; to insulate |
| 4 | French | isolé | isolated; past participle of isoler; An... |
| 5 | Italian | isolato | isolated, secluded, cut off; remote, lonely;... |
| 6 | Latin | insulatus | made into an island |
| 7 | Latin | insulare | present active infinitive of īnsulō;... |
| 8 | Latin | Īnsula | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | enselā | — |