Word: dendrochronology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: den
dro
chro
nol
o
gy
Definition: The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
Morphemes:
Affix: dendro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: dendr- + -o-
Affix: chrono-
Language: en
Meaning: relating to time
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χρόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: khronos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: time (in the abstract sense)
Affix: -logy
Language: en
Meaning: study of, account of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of