Morpheme
Demois
Type
bound base
Denotation
lady, woman, maid, girl
Etymology
French demoiselle; Old French damoisele, domnizelle; unattested Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from domina + -ica + -ella, from from dominus
Evidence
demoiselle, demoiselles
Notes
demoiselle, damsel, doncella, and donzella are doublets
