Word: assistant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
sis
tant
Definition: Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
Morphemes:
Affix: assist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be present ( at an event, occasion etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
Meaning: to, towards, at
Affix: sistō
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
Meaning: stand, be placed
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.