Morpheme
Brite
Type
bound base
Denotation
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe consisting of modern England, Scotland, and Wales
Etymology
Middle English Britayne, Breteyne, Breteyn; Anglo-Norman Bretaigne; Old French Bretaigne; Latin Britannia, from Brittania, from Brittani
Evidence
Britain, British, Britisher, Britishers, Britishman, Britishmen
Notes
third oldest form from Latin Britannia, from Brittania, from Brittani
Britain, Britannia, and Brittany are doublets
