Word: deserving
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
ser
ving
Definition: meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
Morphemes:
Affix: deserve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reward, to give in return for service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: serviō
Language: la
Decoded: servio
Meaning: serviō
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of