Word: subfunctionalization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
func
tio
na
li
za
tion
Definition: The independent specialization of the two gene copies formed by duplication.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: subsidiary, secondary
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: function
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: functiō
Language: la
Decoded: functio
Meaning: performance, execution
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality