Morpheme
F(o)et(e) [Fete, Foet]
Type
bound base
Denotation
bad smell, stink
Etymology
Latin fētēre
Evidence
asafoetida, fetid, fetidity, fetidly, fetidness, fetids, foetid, foetidness
Notes
also spelled Fœte
unetymological <o> added between 4c. and 9c. by Latin scribes who confused <ē> with <œ> due to both graphemes spelling the same sound in Medieval Latin
