Where does “illar” come from?

illar (Galician) comes from Galician illa, from Portuguese ilha, from Old Portuguese illa, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

illar (Galician): flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals

Definitions

  1. flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals

Ancestry of “illar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianillaisland
2Portugueseilhaisland; A group of houses in a poor area of a...
3Old PortugueseillaAlternative form of inssoa
4Vulgar Latinisula—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →