Word: criminalistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cri
mi
na
li
stic
Definition: Tending to criminal behavior.
Morphemes:
Affix: criminal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to crime or penal law.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cernō
Language: la
Decoded: cerno
Meaning: sieve
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who engages in a particular type of activity;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to