Word: navvy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nav
vy
Definition: A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
Morphemes:
Affix: navigate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nāvis
Language: la
Decoded: navis
Meaning: ship
Affix: agō
Language: la
Decoded: ago
Meaning: do
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
Meaning: diminutive noun