Where does “ilhote” come from?

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

ilhote (Portuguese): islet, eyot

Definitions

  1. islet, eyot

Ancestry of “ilhote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseilhaisland; A group of houses in a poor area of a...
2Old PortugueseillaAlternative form of inssoa
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →