Word: metastages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
sta
ges
Definition: Plural of metastage. Any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Modified by metamorphosis
Affix: stage
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ester
Language: fr
Decoded: ester
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to be
Affix: -age
Language: fr
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.