"small island," from Middle English eyt, from Old English iggað "small island," diminutive of eg, ig, ieg "island" (see island). Ending influenced by French diminutive suffix -ot.
eyesight
eyesore
eye-tooth
eyewash
eye-witness
eyot
eyrie
Ezekiel
Ezra
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F.M.
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