Word: palatoglossal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pa
la
to
glo
ssal
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; of or pertaining to the palatoglossus.
Morphemes:
Affix: pale
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palleō
Language: la
Decoded: palleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I fade, lose color, change color.
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: characterized by the specified thing
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: glossal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the tongue; the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: a tongue
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
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.