Word: philosophy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phi
los
o
phy
Definition: An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
Morphemes:
Affix: phil-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fondness for; favor of; respect for.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φίλος
Language: grc
Decoded: philos
Meaning: beloved, dear
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -sophy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: wisdom, knowledge, learning
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σοφός
Language: grc
Decoded: sophos
Meaning: skilled in handcrafts; clever
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns