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Where does “isla” come from?

isla (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish isla, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

isla (Spanish): island; block

Definitions

  1. island; block

Ancestry of “isla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishisla—
2Vulgar Latinisula—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “isla”

  • isleño
  • aisladamente
  • aislar
  • aislado
  • aislador
  • islita
  • islote
  • tagaisla
  • isla
  • isla
  • yishla
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