Powder

Morpheme

Powder

Type

free base

Denotation

dust, powder, ash

Etymology

Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre; Old French poudre; Latin pulverem, from pulvis

Evidence

bepowder, cryopowder, gunpowder, nanopowder, nonpowdery, overpowder, powder, powderable, powdered, powderer, powderhound, powderily, powderiness, powdering, powderization, powderize, powderized, powderizer, powderizes, powderizing, powderless, powderlike, powdermaker, powderman, powdermill, powders, powdery, repowder, unpowdery

Notes

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

Doublet

Pulver

See Also

Pulver, Pulv, Polver, Pillow