Morpheme
-eil
Type
suffix
Denotation
Anglicized French diminutive suffix
Etymology
Anglicization of -eille, from French -eille; Middle French -eille; Old French -eille, -eil, -ele, -eyle; Latin -icula from -i- + -cula, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
corbeil, corbeils
