Word: protoorganisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
toor
ga
ni
sms
Definition: Plural of protoorganism. An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: organism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄργανον
Language: grc
Decoded: organon
Meaning: tool, instrument
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).