Morpheme
Rail
Type
free base
Denotation
bar, ruler, straight, guide, manage, rule, govern, direct, support
Etymology
Middle English rail; Old French raille, reille; Vulgar Latin *regla; Latin rēgula, from regere
Evidence
antirail, antirailroad, bedrail, breastrail, bullrail, cantrail, cograil, crossrail, derail, enrail, enrailed, enrailing, enrails, footrail, grabrail, guardrail, guiderail, handrail, hatrail, headrail, hitchrail, inrail, inrailed, inrailing, inrails, interrail, landrail, midrail, monorail, motorail, nonrail, nonrailroad, prerailroad, prorailroad, rail, railage, railbank, railbed, railbike, railborne, railbound, railbuff, railbus, railcar, railcard, railed, railer, railfan, railfanning, railful, railgun, railhead, railing, railless, railman, railmotor, railroad, railroaded, railroader, railroadiana, railroading, railroadish, railroads, rails, railside, railtour, railway, railwayana, railwoman, railworks, rerail, sliprail, toprail, tramrail, unrail
Notes
rail, regal, regula, rigol, and rule are doublets
