Pavile

Morpheme

Pavile

Type

bound base

Denotation

butterfly

Etymology

Middle English paviloun; Anglo-Norman pavilloun; Old French paveillon; Latin pāpiliōnem, from pāpiliō

Evidence

pavilion, pavilioned, pavilioning, pavilionlike, pavilions

Notes

pavilion, papilio, and papillon are doublets

See Also

Papile, Papill