Insule

Morpheme

Insule

Type

bound base

Denotation

island, surrounded, set apart

Etymology

Latin īnsula, of unknown origin

Evidence

insula, insulae, insular, insulas, insulate, insulated, insulates, insulating, insulation, insulin, insulinase, insulinemia, insulinic, insulinization, insulinlike, insulinogenesis, insulinopathy, noninsulin, peninsula, perinsular, proinsulin, uninsulated

Notes

insulin named for the islets of Langerhans that produce the substance in the body

See Also

Isle, Isolate