Word: prehistoric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
his
tor
ic
Definition: Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
Meaning: before
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: history
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A record or narrative description of past events.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἱστορίᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: istoria
Meaning: learning through research
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