Where does “îlot” come from?

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

îlot (French): islet, ait; island bench; block

Definitions

  1. islet, ait; island bench; block

Ancestry of “îlot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchîleisland
2Middle Frenchisleisland
3Old Frenchisleisland
4Vulgar Latinisula—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “îlot”

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