Where does “ilha” come from?

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

ilha (Portuguese): island; A group of houses in a poor area of a...

Definitions

  1. island; A group of houses in a poor area of a...

Ancestry of “ilha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseillaAlternative form of inssoa
2Vulgar Latinisula—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “ilha”

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