Word: aborticide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bor
ti
cide
Definition: The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
Morphemes:
Affix: abort
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab-
Language: la
Decoded: ab-
Meaning: not
Affix: oriri
Language: la
Decoded: oriri
Meaning: come into being, arise, appear
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.
Affix: -cide
Language: en
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun