Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ile” come from?
ile (Middle English) comes from Old French ille, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.
Ancestry of “ile”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
ille
—
2
Latin
Īnsula
—
3
Proto-Italic
enselā
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Words derived from “ile”
Isle
isle
Ilminster
enisled
islesman
islomania
enisle
Isle of Man
inisle
isleless
isleman
isled
isleward
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