Word: psychogenetics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: psy
cho
ge
ne
tics
Definition: The branch of psychiatry or genetics that studies the effect of genetic inheritance on mental illness.
Morphemes:
Affix: psycho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ψῡ́χω
Language: grc
Decoded: psukho
Meaning: I blow
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: zero grade
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix