Vinegar

Morpheme

Vinegar

Type

free base

Denotation

sour wine, sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol

Etymology

Middle English vynegre; Old French vinaigre, from vyn egre; Latin vīnum + ācer

Evidence

vinegar, vinegarish, vinegarist, vinegars, vinegary

Notes

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

Doublet

Vinaigre

See Also

Vinaigre, Vin(e) [Vine, Vin], Wine, Ac(e) [Ace, Ac], Acerb, Acet(e) [Acete, Acet], Acer, Aiguille, Acr, Akr, Ket(e) [Kete, Ket]