Cadet

Morpheme

Cadet

Type

free base

Denotation

junior officer, lower rank

Etymology

French cadet; Gascon capdet; Late Latin capitellum, from capitulum +‎ -lus, from caput +‎ -ulum

Evidence

cadet, cadetcy, cadets

Notes

cadet, caddie, capital, and capitellum are doublets

See Also

Cape, Cad