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This expression began with care, meaning worry, not curiosity. Here is how the phrase changed and how people use it now.

The s in island was added later because of a mistaken link to Latin insula. The older English form was iland, from Old English roots.

Kayak entered English from Inuit and Yupik languages, where related words referred to a hunter’s boat used in Arctic communities.

“Crocodile tears” means fake or insincere sadness. The phrase comes from an old belief about crocodiles crying while eating prey.