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Where does “insulate” come from?

insulate (Latin) comes from Latin insulatus, from Latin insulare, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

insulate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of īnsulātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of īnsulātus

Ancestry of “insulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsulatusmade into an island
2Latininsularepresent active infinitive of īnsulō;...
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—
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