Morris

Morpheme

Morris

Type

free base

Denotation

pike, stick

Etymology

from moorish, from Moor + -ish, from Moor; Middle English More, Moore; Old French More; Latin Maurus; Ancient Greek Mauroúsios, from Maûros

Evidence

morris, morrised, morrises, morrising

Notes

<s> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Moor