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Where does “insua” come from?

insua (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin insula, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insua (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of inssoa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of inssoa

Ancestry of “insua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsulaisland; insula, a residential or apartment block...
2Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
3Old Latinenin
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insua”

  • ynsoa
  • insua
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →