Word: paleoenvironments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
oen
vi
ron
ments
Definition: Plural of paleoenvironment; the study of interactions between organisms and/or interactions between organisms and their environments across geologic timescales
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to paleontology; the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: environ
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A surrounding area
Etymology Compounds: Affix: en
Language: fro
Decoded: en
Meaning: in
Affix: viron
Language: fro
Decoded: viron
Meaning: a turn
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).