Where does “insla” come from?

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

insla (Romansch): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “insla”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Old Latin en
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