Laurel

Morpheme

Laurel

Type

free base

Denotation

bay tree, evergreen shrub with aromatic lanceolate leaves and clusters of small yellowish-white flowers

Etymology

Middle English laurel, laurer, lorrer; Old French laurier, lorier; Latin laurus

Evidence

laurel, laureled, laureling, laurelled, laurelling, laurels

Notes

change from <r> to <l> by dissimilation
<l> need not double (but can), especially with inflectional suffixes

See Also

Laur