Word: somite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: so
mite
Definition: One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
Morphemes:
Affix: soma
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: soma
Meaning: body
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.