Morpheme
Maison
Type
free base
Denotation
dwell, lodge, stay, abide
Etymology
Middle French maison; Old French maisun, meson; Latin mānsiōnem, from mānsiō, from manēre
Evidence
maison, maisonette, maisons
Notes
<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
maison and mansion are doublets
See Also
Mane, Main, Mainder, Manse, Mas, Manor, Maenor, Mene