Sunday, October 23, 2011

BP #5

Word : Manslaughter

Manslaughter:   1250–1300; Middle Englishfrom O.E. mannslæht (Anglian), mannslieht (W.Saxon), from man (q.v.) + slæht, slieht "act of killing." 


Word Formation: this word is a blend of two words  ("man" and "slaughter")


Morphemes: Man               Slaughter
                 (Stem)            (Stem)
                 free/lexical       free/lexical





                 

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