Word: cryptoendolithic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cryp
toen
do
li
thic
Definition: Relating to, or characteristic of, an cryptoendolith. Any organism that colonizes structural cavities within porous rocks
Morphemes:
Affix: crypto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Cryptographic; of or relating to cryptanalysis
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: lith-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: stone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λίθος
Language: grc
Decoded: lithos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a stone
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