English
insulous
Insulous comes from Latin insula ‘island’, and goes back to Ancient Greek νῆσος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνῆσοςnêsos‘island’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsula‘island’
- Englishtodayinsulous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνῆσοςnêsos‘island’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsula‘island’
- Englishtodayinsulous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- ‘to flow, to swim’
nurse, naval, navigation, navigate, nutrient, nausea, nurture, navigator, navigable, nao, nutritious, nourish, nau, astronautics, 24 more
Today it means
adj Abounding in islands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek νῆσος / insulous