Word: paleoecosystems
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
leo
e
co
sy
stems
Definition: Plural of paleoecosystem
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to paleontology; the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: eco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἶκος
Language: grc
Decoded: oikos
Meaning: house, household
Affix: system
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῠν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
Meaning: prefix meaning ‘with, together’
Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).