Word: frontopontine
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fron
to
pon
tine
Definition: Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.
Morphemes:
Affix: front
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: frons
Language: la
Decoded: frons
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the outer extremity or face, the outer or inner surface the top or bottom end the broad side
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: pontine
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.