Siphon

Morpheme

Siphon

Type

free base

Denotation

tube, pipe, waterspout

Etymology

Latin sīphōnis, from sīphō; Ancient Greek síphōn

Evidence

antisiphon, microsiphon, prosiphon, pseudosiphon, resiphon, siphon, siphonable, siphonage, siphonal, siphonate, siphoned, siphoner, siphonet, siphonic, siphoniferous, siphoniform, siphoning, siphonless, siphonlike, siphono-, Siphonochileae, Siphonochiloideae, Siphonochilus, siphonoglyph, Siphonolejeunea, Siphonophorae, siphonophore, Siphonorhis, siphonostele, siphonostomatous, siphonostome, siphonous, siphons, thermosiphon, unsiphoned

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Syphon