Word: herbalistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: her
ba
li
stic
Definition: Pertaining to herbalism; describes alternative and pseudoscientific practices of using unrefined plant or animal extracts as unproven medicines or health-promoting agents
Morphemes:
Affix: herb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: herba
Language: la
Decoded: herba
PoS: Noun
Meaning: plant
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to