Word: devolving
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
vol
ving
Definition: Present participle of devolve; be inherited by
Morphemes:
Affix: devolve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: from, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere sumere emere quaerere discere trahere etc., and their compounds.
Affix: volvō
Language: la
Decoded: volvo
Meaning: roll
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.