Word: holistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ho
lis
tic
Definition: Related to holism; the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
Morphemes:
Affix: hol-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: whole
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a person who holds bigoted, partial views.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
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