Where does “insular” come from?

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

insular (Spanish): insular; islander

Definitions

  1. insular; islander

Ancestry of “insular”, step by step

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

Words derived from “insular”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →