Word: cataclysmic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cat
a
clys
mic
Definition: Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
Morphemes:
Affix: cataclysm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden, violent event.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: downwards, towards
Affix: κλύζω
Language: grc
Decoded: kluzo
Meaning: to wash off, to wash away, to dash over
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