Word: glossology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glos
sol
o
gy
Definition: The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.
Morphemes:
Affix: glossology
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσα
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: tongue; language
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: -logy
Language: en
Decoded: -logy
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.