Morpheme
Orch
Type
bound base
Denotation
testicle, ovary, orchid, oblong shape
Etymology
Ancient Greek órkhis
Evidence
orchialgia, orchichorea, orchides, orchis, orchises, orchitic, orchitis, Plagiorchis, Skrjabinoplagiorchis
Alternative Base Analysis
<Plagiorchi> denoting “Plagiorchis, parasitic flatworm”
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal constructions -iata, -iid, -iida, -iidae, -ioidea
from Plagiorchis (<Plagi + Orch + -is>), from Ancient Greek plágios, from plágos + -ios and Ancient Greek órkhis
Plagiorchiata, plagiorchiid, Plagiorchiida, Plagiorchiidae, plagiorchiids, Plagiorchioidea
