Essay

Morpheme

Essay

Type

free base

Denotation

trial, attempt, endeavor, proof, composition

Etymology

Middle French essay, essai, essayer, essaier; Old French essay, essai, assay, assai, essayer, essaier, assayer, assaier; Latin exagium, from exigere, from ex- + agere

Evidence

counteressay, essayed, essayette, essayic, essaying, essayish, essayism, essayist, essayistic, essaykin, essaylet, essaylike, essays, miniessay, unessayed

Doublet

Assay

See Also

Assay, Ex, Age