Word: telecommuting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: tel
e
com
mut
ing
Definition: Present participle of telecommute. To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
Morphemes:
Affix: tele-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: teleport; transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: at a distance, far off, far away, far from
Affix: commute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.