Where does “illa” come from?

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

illa (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of inssoa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of inssoa

Ancestry of “illa”, step by step

illa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin isula

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

via Late Latin isula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinisula—

Words derived from “illa”

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