Word: presymbiosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
sym
bi
o
sis
Definition: The stage in the development of an organism during which the necessary biochemical changes are made to allow a move from asymbiosis to symbiosis
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: syn-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: concomitant; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: συν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: with, together, co-, syn-
Affix: -biosis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified way of living