Word: iconography
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
co
nog
ra
phy
Definition: The study of representative art in general.
Morphemes:
Affix: icon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἰκών
Language: grc
Decoded: eikon
Meaning: likeness, image, portrait
Affix: -o-
Language: en
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -graphy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Field of study
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -graphia
Language: la
Decoded: -graphia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -graphy