Morpheme
Phthir(e) [Phthire, Phthir]
Type
bound base
Denotation
louse
Etymology
Ancient Greek phtheír
Evidence
antiphthiriac, Ichthyophthira, ichthyophthiriases, ichthyophthiriasis, Ichthyophthiriidae, Ichthyophthirius, Phthiraptera, phthiriasis, Phthiriidae, phthiriophobia, Phthirius, Phthirus, Saurophthirus
Alternative Base Analysis
<Phthiri> denoting “Phthirius, crab louse”
alternative modern base analysis without interfixal construction -io-
from Phthirius (<Phthire + ius>), from Ancient Greek phtheír
phthiriophobia
