Word: protostyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
styles
Definition: Plural of protostyle. A style in front of the protocone, in the protoflexus.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: style
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stilus
Language: la
Decoded: stilus
Meaning: pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).