Morpheme
Limpet
Type
free base
Denotation
marine gastropod mollusk
Etymology
Middle English lempet; Old English lempedu; Medieval Latin lampreda; Late Latin lampetra; of unknown origin
Evidence
limpet, limpeted, limpeting, limpetlike, limpets
Notes
<t> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
Doublet
Lamprey
