Word: checkpoint
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: check
point
Definition: A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
Morphemes:
Affix: check
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An inspection or examination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: eschequier
Language: fro
Decoded: eschequier
PoS: Noun
Meaning: exchequer
Affix: point
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pūnctum
Language: la
Decoded: punctum
Meaning: a hole punched in; a point, puncture