Word: clastic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: clas
tic
Definition: Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
Morphemes:
Affix: clast
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
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