Word: assertion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
ser
tion
Definition: Maintenance; vindication
Morphemes:
Affix: assert
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: serō
Language: la
Decoded: sero
Meaning: join, range in a row
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.