Where does “illa” come from?

illa (Tetum) comes from Portuguese ilha, from Old Portuguese illa, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

illa (Tetum): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “illa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseilhaisland; A group of houses in a poor area of a...
2Old PortugueseillaAlternative form of inssoa
3Vulgar Latinisula—
4LatinĪnsula—
5Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →