Word: navvy
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: nav
vy
Definition: To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
Morphemes:
Affix: navigate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To find a way through a difficult situation or process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nāvis
Language: la
Decoded: navis
Meaning: ship
Affix: agō
Language: la
Decoded: ago
Meaning: do
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
Meaning: diminutive noun