Word: preadaptation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
ad
ap
ta
tion
Definition: An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: adapt
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: aptare
Language: la
Decoded: aptare
Meaning: to make fit
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns