Island

Island

Noun · /ˈaɪ.lənd/

Definition

A piece of land surrounded by water; an isolated or detached thing; something resembling an island in its isolation or position.

Origin

From Old English iegland (island), from ieg (island) + land (land). The 's' in island is a later addition influenced by the unrelated word isle (from Old French isle, from Latin insula), which changed the spelling but not the pronunciation. The original Old English ieg is related to Latin aqua (water).