English word isle comes from Latin salum
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| salum | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) sea of thought, anxiety, agitation or trouble. (figuratively) the colour of the sea. (figuratively, of a river) stream, current. The (open or high) sea, main, deep, ocean. The sea in motion; waves, billow. |
| insula | Latin (lat) | Island. Residential or apartment block (usually for the lower class). |
| *isula | Late Latin (LL) | |
| isle | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Island. |
| isle | English (eng) | A (small) island. |