Word: prehellenic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
he
lle
nic
Definition: Of or pertaining to Greece before the Hellenic period.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: Hellen
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Ἕλλην
Language: grc
Decoded: Ellen
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Hellen, the mythical patriarch of the Greeks.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to