Etymology

isolate

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Today it means: To set apart or cut off from others. Full definition →

French isolé ← Italian isolato ← Latin īnsulātus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromīnsulātus
  2. Italian · derived fromisolato
  3. French · derived fromisolé
  4. English todayisolate

Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

Words from the same roots

Frenchisolé all →

isolated

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