Where does “il” come from?

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

il (Haitian Creole): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchîleisland
2Middle Frenchisleisland
3Old Frenchisleisland
4Vulgar Latinisula—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →
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