Morpheme
Anchor
Type
free base
Denotation
hermit, recluse
Etymology
Middle English ankre, ancre; Old English ancer, ancra; Latin anachōrēta, anachōrīta; Ancient Greek anakhōrētēs, from anakhōreîn + -tēs, from ana- + khōreîn, from khôros + -eîn
Evidence
anchor, anchoress, anchorism, anchorite, anchors
Notes
<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
