Morpheme
Calc(e) [Calc, Calce]
Type
bound base
Denotation
heel
Etymology
(1) Latin calcis, from calx; (2) Latin calceolus and calceāre, from calceus, from calx + -eus
Evidence
astragalocalcaneal, astragalocalcaneum, calcaneal, calcaneum, calcaneus, calcate, calcated, calcates, calcating, calcation, calcatories, calcatory, calceate, calceated, calceates, calceating, calceiform, calceolaria, Calceolariaceae, calceolate, calceolately, discalceate, discalced, inculcate, recalcitrant, retrocalcaneal, subcalcaneal, talocalcaneal, tibiocalcaneal, tibiotalocalcaneal
Notes
pronounced final <e> when Calce
calcate and calceate are doublets
