Ornit(h) [Ornith, Ornit]

Morpheme

Ornit(h) [Ornith, Ornit]

Type

bound base

Denotation

bird

Etymology

Ancient Greek órnithos, from órnis

Evidence

epiornithic, epornitic, epornitics, ornithic, ornitho-, ornithochory, ornithoid, ornithology, ornithomancy, ornithonym, ornithophage, ornithophobe, ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithosis, ornithuromorph, Pelagornithidae, saurornithes, Steatornithidae, Steatornithiformes

Notes

<t> does not double when Ornit because the stress falls on the first syllable