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”

Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →