Word: cataphractic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cat
a
phrac
tic
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract.
Morphemes:
Affix: cataphract
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A soldier (especially a horseman) covered with a cataphract (etymology 1, sense 1).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατα-
Language: grc
Decoded: kata-
Meaning: prefix indicating a great degree or intensity
Affix: φρακτός
Language: grc
Decoded: phraktos
Meaning: protected; fenced in
Affix: -της
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
Meaning: suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being
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