Word: bymatter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: by
ma
tter
Definition: Something beside the main business; a side incident; a trivial, unimportant matter.
Morphemes:
Affix: by-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: secondary, incidental, or parallel to
Affix: matter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māter
Language: la
Decoded: mater
Meaning: mother, at least in the sense of source
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.