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Where does “islita” come from?

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

islita (Spanish): Diminutive of isla

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of isla

Ancestry of “islita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishislaisland; block
2Old Spanishisla—
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →