Etymology of the English word isle
the English word
islederived from the Old French word
islederived from the Latin root
*isuladerived from the Latin word
insula (island; island; apartment house)
Date
The earliest known usage of isle in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
enisleCognates
French
île, German
Insel, Italian
isola, Latin
insula, Yiddish
indzelUsage
Word found in Modern English
