Where does “île” come from?

île (French) comes from Middle French isle, from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

île (French): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “île”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchisleisland
2Old Frenchisleisland
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “île”

Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →