Word: backtracking
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: back
tra
cking
Definition: Present participle of backtrack; retrace one's course
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To go in the reverse direction.
Affix: track
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To follow the tracks of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trac
Language: fro
Decoded: trac
Meaning: track of horses, trail, trace
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.