Word: ethnogamy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: eth
no
ga
my
Definition: Endogamy specific to ethnicity; the social practice of marriage restricted to one's own ethnicity.
Morphemes:
Affix: ethno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔθνος
Language: grc
Decoded: ethnos
Meaning: a company, later a people, nation
Affix: -gamy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γάμος
Language: grc
Decoded: gamos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: marriage, wedding, bridelock