Morpheme
Delphin
Type
bound base
Denotation
carnivorous aquatic mammal
Etymology
(1) Latin delphīnus; Ancient Greek delphín, from delphís; (2) Ancient Greek delphínion, from delphís + -ion
Evidence
Delphinapterus, delphinic, Delphinidae, delphinidin, delphinine, delphinion, delphinions, delphinoid, Delphinoidea, Delphinus, leucodelphinidin, prodelphinidin
Notes
<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
Delphinus and dolphin are doublets
