Word: paleoriver
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
o
ri
ver
Definition: An ancient river (that no longer exists, or whose course has changed)
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Old; ancient or primitive
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
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