Word: metacompiler
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
com
pi
ler
Definition: A compiler used to construct compilers for other programming languages.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: compiler
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who compiles.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: compilatorem
Language: la
Decoded: compilatorem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compiler, one which heaps (up) or compiles.