Word: downriver
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: down
riv
er
Definition: Travelling in the direction of the river current.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: river
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rīpārius
Language: la
Decoded: riparius
Meaning: of a riverbank