Where does “illa” come from?

illa (Old Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

Ancestry of “illa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinisula
2LatinĪnsula
3Proto-Italicenselā

Words derived from “illa

Every word from Proto-Italic enselāEvery word from Latin ĪnsulaEvery word from Vulgar Latin isula
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