Where does “islet” come from?
Islet comes from Middle French islette, from Old French -ette diminutive suffix added to insula meaning island, from Latin insula derived from en and seh₂ls in Proto-Indo-European.
islet (English): A small island; An isolated piece of tissue that...
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- A small island; An isolated piece of tissue that...
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