Morpheme
Morris
Type
free base
Denotation
pike, stick
Etymology
from moorish, from Moor + -ish, from Moor; Middle English More, Moore; Old French More; Latin Maurus; Ancient Greek Mauroúsios, from Maûros
Evidence
morris, morrised, morrises, morrising
Notes
<s> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
