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

yle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French isle

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

via Medieval Latin hyle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinhylematter, the fundamental matter of all things; the...
2Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “yle”

Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →