The morphemes of the word 'adultery'

[angel-girl1]

Hi,


Is the following analysis of the word 'adultery' correct?

{adult} + {-ery}

Well, maybe the word cannot be divided, a free morpheme.

 

[probus]

I don't think so. The root of adultery is the Latin noun adulterium. Adultery has nothing to do with the English word adult, which comes from the Latin adultus. Therefore I think adultery cannot be broken down and is itself a morpheme.

 

[Tdol]

Dictionaries agree with Probus:

adultery - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education
Adultery | Easy to understand definition of adultery by Your Dictionary
Definition of adultery | Collins English Dictionary