Word: preinvention
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
in
ven
tion
Definition: Before the invention of something; applied to legal agreements in which an employee agrees to assign to his/her employer the rights to any invention he/she later creates while employed.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: invent
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To design a new process or mechanism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in, on
Affix: veniō
Language: la
Decoded: venio
Meaning: 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.