Word: underpromotion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
pro
mo
tion
Definition: Promotion of a pawn to a piece other than a queen.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: promote
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōmōtus
Language: la
Decoded: promotus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: extended
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.