Word: ancestrix
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ce
strix
Definition: A female forebear or ancestor; a predecessoress.
Morphemes:
Affix: ancestor
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be an ancestor of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ante
Language: la
Decoded: ante
Meaning: before
Affix: cedo
Language: la
Decoded: cedo
Meaning: to go
Affix: -rix
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words, chiefly verbs, to form female agent nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -trīx
Language: la
Decoded: -trix
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ess, -trix; used to form a feminine agent noun