Where does “formosa” come from?

formosa (Latin) comes from Portuguese Ilha Formosa, from Portuguese ilha, from Old Portuguese illa, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

formosa (Latin): feminine singular nominative of fōrmōsus;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular nominative of fōrmōsus;...

Ancestry of “formosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseIlha Formosa—
2Portugueseilhaisland; A group of houses in a poor area of a...
3Old PortugueseillaAlternative form of inssoa
4Vulgar Latinisula—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “formosa”

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