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There is no good reason why there is an "s" in island. It was added at some time after the Norman invasion: island came from Old English iland and is therefore Germanic. The related word isle came to Engish from Latin via French, but the roots are competely different. People thought the words had a common origin, so added the "s'' to island unnecessarilly.
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