Word: protistology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
tis
tol
o
gy
Definition: The scientific study of protists; free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
Morphemes:
Affix: protist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πρῶτος
Language: grc
Decoded: protos
Meaning: first
Affix: -ιστος
Language: grc
Decoded: -istos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to some adjectives to form a superlative adjective
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of