Word: protocooperation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
coo
per
a
tion
Definition: The situation where two species interact with each other beneficially, without having a specific need to do so.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: co-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: together; mutually; jointly
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially to take appropriate effect on the human system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.