Word: dinosaurology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
no
sau
ro
lo
gy
Definition: The branch of paleontology that focuses on studying dinosaurs.
Morphemes:
Affix: dinosaur
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δεινός
Language: grc
Decoded: deinos
Meaning: terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great
Affix: σαῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: sauros
Meaning: lizard, reptile
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: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of