The story
- Latin · derived fromīnsula“island”
- English todayinsulin
From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) + -in.
Words from the same roots
Latinīnsula all →
isleLilleHispaniolainsulainsulitisinsulous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.