Where does “ínsua” come from?

ínsua (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese inssoa, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

ínsua (Portuguese): river islet, eyot

Definitions

  1. river islet, eyot

Ancestry of “ínsua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseinssoaisland
2LatinĪnsula—
3Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Old Portuguese inssoa →