Word: commenced
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: co
mmenced
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of commence; set in motion, cause to start
Morphemes:
Affix: commence
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To begin, start.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: eō
Language: la
Decoded: eo
Meaning: go
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.