Word: ransomware
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ran
som
ware
Definition: Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.
Morphemes:
Affix: ransom
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: red-
Language: la
Decoded: red-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-
Affix: emō
Language: la
Decoded: emo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I acquire, procure.
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -ware
Language: en
Meaning: software