Vulcan

Morpheme

Vulcan

Type

free base

Denotation

Roman god of fire and metalwork, fire, flames, burning mountain

Etymology

Middle English Vulcan, Vulcanus; Old English Ulcanus; Latin Vulcānus

Evidence

Vulcan, Vulcanalia, Vulcanian, vulcanic, vulcanicity, vulcanism, vulcanist, vulcanite, vulcanization, vulcanize, vulcanized, vulcanizes, vulcanizing, Vulcanoid, vulcanological, vulcanologist, vulcanology, Vulcans

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
Vulcan, volcano, and bolcane are doublets

See Also

Volcan, Bolcane