Word: ontogeny
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: on
tog
e
ny
Definition: ontogenesis; the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Morphemes:
Affix: onto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: being
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὤν
Language: grc
Decoded: on
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be
Affix: -geny
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: origin