Bug

Morpheme

Bug

Type

free base

Denotation

insect, beetle

Etymology

unknown origin, probably from merger of Middle English bugge and Middle English budde

Evidence

antibug, bedbug, bug, bugdom, bugfree, buggable, bugged, bugger, bugging, buggish, buggy, bughouse, bugless, bugproof, bugs, debug, doodlebug, firebug, jitterbug, junebug, ladybug, litterbug, pillbug, redbug, shutterbug, spitbug, stinkbug, superbug, tumblebug