lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Linguistics@mander.xyz · 4 months agoLinguistic Coincidenceslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up16file-text
arrow-up16imageLinguistic Coincidenceslemmy.sdf.orglars@lemmy.sdf.org to Linguistics@mander.xyz · 4 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeebster@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months 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.