Word: maternalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ma
ter
nal
ize
Definition: To make maternal.
Morphemes:
Affix: maternal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māter
Language: la
Decoded: mater
Meaning: mother
Affix: -nus
Language: la
Decoded: -nus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derives adjective nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective