Where does “Ille” come from?
Ille (French) comes from Catalan Illa, from Old Catalan illa, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.
Ancestry of “Ille”, step by step
Ille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English yle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yle | Matter; Isle, island |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | hyle | matter, the fundamental matter of all things; the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὕλη | wood; trees; forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |