Word: archeopteryx
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ar
che
op
ter
yx
Definition: A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
Morphemes:
Affix: archeopteryx
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: archaeo-
Language: en
Decoded: archaeo-
Meaning: ancient”, “primitive
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: πτέρυξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pterux
Meaning: wing”, “bird