English
Isla Vista
Isla Vista comes from Spanish Isla Vista.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentIsla Vista
- Englishearliest quotation 2014same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentIsla Vista
- Englishearliest quotation 2014same form
Earliest quotation: 2014, Hollie McKay, '01 Santa Barbara killer walks free as families relive carna: “It was Feb. 23, 2001, when David Attias —…”
The story
Borrowed from Spanish Isla Vista, from isla (island) + vista (view), literally "Island View".
Every English word from Spanish Isla Vista
Today it means
name A census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Isla Vista / Isla Vista