Morpheme
Season
Type
free base
Denotation
time of year, proper time, suitable occasion, ripen, improve the flavor, add spices
Etymology
(1) Middle English sesoun, seson; Old French seson, saison; Latin satiō, from serere + -tiō; (2) Middle English sesounen; Old French saisonner, from saison, seson; Latin satiō, from serere + -tiō
Evidence
midseason, postseason, preseason, season, seasonable, seasonably, seasonal, seasonally, seasoned, seasoning, seasons, unseason, unseasonable, unseasonably, unseasoned
Notes
“add spices” notion developed from “ripen” notion, which developed from “time of year” notion
<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
Doublet
Saison
