Where does “formosanus” come from?

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

formosanus (Latin): Formosan

Definitions

  1. Formosan

Ancestry of “formosanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinformosafeminine singular nominative of fōrmōsus;...
2PortugueseIlha Formosa—
3Portugueseilhaisland; A group of houses in a poor area of a...
4Old PortugueseillaAlternative form of inssoa
5Vulgar Latinisula—
6LatinĪnsula—
7Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →