Where does “isolasjon” come from?

isolasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk isolere, from Italian isolare, from Latin insulatus, from Latin insulare, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

isolasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): isolation; insulation

Definitions

  1. isolation; insulation

Ancestry of “isolasjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskisolereto isolate; to insulate
2Italianisolareto isolate, cut off, confine; to insulate,...
3Latininsulatusmade into an island
4Latininsularepresent active infinitive of īnsulō;...
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Latin insulare →