Morpheme
Essay
Type
free base
Denotation
trial, attempt, endeavor, proof, composition
Etymology
Middle French essay, essai, essayer, essaier; Old French essay, essai, assay, assai, essayer, essaier, assayer, assaier; Latin exagium, from exigere, from ex- + agere
Evidence
counteressay, essayed, essayette, essayic, essaying, essayish, essayism, essayist, essayistic, essaykin, essaylet, essaylike, essays, miniessay, unessayed
Doublet
Assay