Word: palatoquadrate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
la
to
qua
drate
Definition: The dorsal part of the mandibular arch in some fish
Morphemes:
Affix: pale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pālus
Language: la
Decoded: palus
Meaning: stake, prop
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling 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: quadrate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The quadrate bone; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quadrātus
Language: la
Decoded: quadratus
Meaning: square