Word: persistently
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: per
sist
ent
ly
Definition: In a persistent manner; continually recurring to the mind; - Claudia Cassidy
Morphemes:
Affix: persist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To continue to be; to remain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.
Affix: sistō
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I stop, I stand still; I halt; I stand firm.
Affix: -ent
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Causing, promoting, or doing a certain action
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ēns
Language: la
Decoded: -ens
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of second and third conjugation verbs; ee -ns.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.