Word: apportionment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ap
por
tion
ment
Definition: The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
Morphemes:
Affix: apportion
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: among, amongst
Affix: portio
Language: la
Decoded: portio
PoS: Noun
Meaning: share, part, portion
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.