Word: palimpsestic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pal
imp
ses
tic
Definition: Relating to palimpsests; a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
Morphemes:
Affix: palimpsest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλίμψηστος
Language: grc
Decoded: palimpsestos
Meaning: scraped again
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