Etymology

insular

in·su·lar
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Today it means: Of, being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands. Full definition →

Latin īnsulāris
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromīnsulāris“of or belonging to an island”
  2. English todayinsular

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin.

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