Word: plesiomorphic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ple
si
o
mor
phic
Definition: Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive.
Morphemes:
Affix: plesio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Close, near.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλησίον
Language: grc
Decoded: plesion
Meaning: near
Affix: -morph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: morpheme; minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μορφή
Language: grc
Decoded: morphe
Meaning: form, shape
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