Word: vertigo
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ver
ti
go
Definition: A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
Morphemes:
Affix: vertigo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vertex
Language: la
Decoded: vertex
Meaning: whirlwind, top
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to nouns or adjectives — originally a-stem nouns, but later nouns with other stems — forms regular first-conjugation verbs