Word: metalinguistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: met
a
lin
guis
tic
Definition: Pertaining to metalinguistics; the branch of linguistics that studies language and its relationship to other cultural behaviors
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: linguist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who studies linguistics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lingua
Language: la
Decoded: lingua
Meaning: language
Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to