Etymology Explorer › Old French

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”

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