Word: cranioscopy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cra
ni
os
co
py
Definition: Phrenology; a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
Morphemes:
Affix: cranio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cranium; the part of the skull that encloses the brain
Affix: -scopy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: observation, viewing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.