Where does “postisolation” come from?
postisolation (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.
postisolation (English): Occurring after a period of isolation
Definitions
- Occurring after a period of isolation
Ancestry of “postisolation”, step by step
| 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 | — |