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Where does “ille” come from?
ille (Old French) comes from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.
Ancestry of “ille”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Īnsula
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2
Proto-Italic
enselā
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Words derived from “ille”
Isle
isle
Ilminster
enisled
islesman
islomania
enisle
ile
Isle of Man
inisle
isleless
isleman
isled
isleward
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