Where does “islote” come from?

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

islote (Spanish): islet

Definitions

  1. islet

Ancestry of “islote”, step by step

islote traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish isla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishislaisland; block
2Old Spanishisla—
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—

via Bourguignon ôte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignonôte—

via Bourguignon îlle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignonîlleisland
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →