Word: astronaut
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
tro
naut
Definition: A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
Morphemes:
Affix: astro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc; astronomy
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄστρον
Language: grc
Decoded: astron
Meaning: celestial body
Affix: -naut
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns meaning voyager or traveller
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ναῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: naus
Meaning: ship
Affix: -της
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
Meaning: agent noun