Morpheme
Black
Type
free base
Denotation
dark color, absorbing all light
Etymology
Middle English blak, black, blake; Old English blæc
Evidence
blackball, blackberry, blackbird, blackboard, blacked, blacken, blacker, blackest, blackface, blackgrass, blackguard, blackhead, blacking, blackish, blackjack, blacklight, blacklist, blackly, blackmail, blackness, blackout, blacks, blacksmith, blackstart, blacktag, blacktail, blacktop, bootblack, nonblack, quasiblack, shoeblack