Word: paleoimmunology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
oi
mmu
no
lo
gy
Definition: The study of the ancient roots of the immune system
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Old; ancient or primitive
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: immune
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the immune system; a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: not
Affix: mūnus
Language: la
Decoded: munus
Meaning: service
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of