Morpheme
Scept(e)r(e) [Scepter, Sceptre]
Type
free base
Denotation
staff, stick, baton
Etymology
Middle English septre, sceptre; Old French sceptre; Latin scēptrum; Ancient Greek skêptron, from sképtesthai + -tron
Evidence
scepter, sceptered, scepteredly, scepterellate, sceptering, scepterless, scepters, sceptral, sceptre, sceptred, sceptredly, sceptres, Sceptridium, sceptring, unsceptered
Notes
scepter preferred American spelling
sceptre preferred British spelling
