Word: philosophistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: phi
los
o
phis
tic
Definition: Exhibiting a love of or tendency toward sophistry; pertaining to spurious philosophy.
Morphemes:
Affix: phil-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fondness for; favor of; respect for.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φίλος
Language: grc
Decoded: philos
Meaning: beloved, dear
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: sophist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of sophister. A sophist.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σοφός
Language: grc
Decoded: sophos
Meaning: skilled, wise
Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs.
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to