Word: iconotropy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
co
no
tro
py
Definition: the accidental or deliberate misinterpretation by one culture of the icons or myths of an earlier one, especially so as to bring them into accord with those of the later one
Morphemes:
Affix: icon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἰκών
Language: grc
Decoded: eikon
Meaning: likeness, image, portrait
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -tropy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: exhibiting a behavior.