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minus-squareDeebster@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThe reason that island is spelt with an s is because English scholars mistakenly assumed that it was from the French isle (from Latin insula) and spelt it isle-land, which became island. It’s actually from Old English iegland.
The reason that island is spelt with an s is because English scholars mistakenly assumed that it was from the French isle (from Latin insula) and spelt it isle-land, which became island. It’s actually from Old English iegland.