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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchille
2LatinĪnsula
3Proto-Italicenselā

Words derived from “ile

Every word from Proto-Italic enselāEvery word from Latin ĪnsulaEvery word from Old French ille