Word: ecosystem
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ec
o
sys
tem
Definition: The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
Morphemes:
Affix: eco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἶκος
Language: grc
Decoded: oikos
Meaning: house, household
Affix: system
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῠν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
Meaning: prefix meaning ‘with, together’
Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: to stand