Where does “insular” come from?

insular (Portuguese) comes from Latin insularis, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

insular (Portuguese): insular

Definitions

  1. insular

Ancestry of “insular”, step by step

insular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin insularis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsularisof or pertaining to an island, insular
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Spanish ínsula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishínsulaAlternative form of isla
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →