Where does “trafikinsulo” come from?

trafikinsulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto insulo, from Yiddish אינדזל, from German insel, from Middle High German insel, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

trafikinsulo (Esperanto): traffic island

Definitions

  1. traffic island

Ancestry of “trafikinsulo”, step by step

trafikinsulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto insulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoinsuloisland
2Yiddishאינדזלisland
3Germaninselan island, an isle
4Middle High Germaninsel—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—

via Esperanto trafiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotrafikotraffic
2Latintransfricoto rub across
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Middle High German insel →