Morpheme
Slate
Type
free base
Denotation
split piece, splinter, break, shatter
Etymology
Middle English sclate, slat, slate; Old French esclate, from esclat; Old French esclater
Evidence
slate, slated, slateful, slateless, slatelike, slater, slates, slatestone, slateworks, slatier, slatiest, slating, slatish, slaty, unslate, unslated
Notes
color from the bluish-gray stone
Doublet
Slat, Eclat
