Where does “isle” come from?

isle (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

isle (Old French): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “isle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinisula—
2LatinĪnsula—
3Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “isle”

Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →