Word: protolacteal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pro
to
lac
teal
Definition: Describing the secretion of the mammary glands of primitive mammals
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: lacto
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I suck milk from the breast.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lac
Language: la
Decoded: lac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: milk
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.