Word: ancestrula
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ces
tru
la
Definition: The initial zooid of a bryozoan colony
Morphemes:
Affix: ancestor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An earlier type; a progenitor
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ante
Language: la
Decoded: ante
Meaning: before
Affix: cedo
Language: la
Decoded: cedo
Meaning: to go
Affix: -ula
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names, usually of genera; small-.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ula
Language: la
Decoded: -ula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.