Clot

Morpheme

Clot

Type

free base

Denotation

lump, mass

Etymology

Middle English clot, clotte; Old English clott

Evidence

anticlot, bloodclot, clot, clotless, clots, clottability, clottable, clotted, clottier, clottiest, clotting, clottish, clotty, microclot, periclot

Notes

phonosemantic <cl> denoting “physical feeling or action of gripping, gathering, or lumping”

See Also

Clod, Clot(e) [Clote, Clot], Klutz, Clutter