Word: prevention
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
ven
tion
Definition: The act of going, or state of being, before.
Morphemes:
Affix: prevent
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To come before; to precede.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae
Language: la
Decoded: prae
Meaning: before
Affix: veniō
Language: la
Decoded: venio
Meaning: I come
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.