Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “ille” come from?

ille (Old French) comes from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

Ancestry of “ille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪnsula—
2Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “ille”

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