Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “yle” come from?

yle (Middle English) comes from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

yle (Middle English): Matter; Isle, island

Definitions

  1. Matter; Isle, island

Ancestry of “yle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchisleisland
2Vulgar Latinisula—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “yle”

  • isle
  • enisled
  • islesman
  • islomania
  • enisle
  • isleman
  • Isle of Man
  • inisle
  • isleless
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →