Word: multiregionalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mul
ti
re
gio
na
li
sm
Definition: The hypothesis that humans first arose near the beginning of the Pleistocene, two million years ago, and subsequent human evolution has been within a single, continuous human species.
Morphemes:
Affix: multi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: More than one; pertaining to more than one thing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: multī
Language: la
Decoded: multi
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: many
Affix: region
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: regō
Language: la
Decoded: rego
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I guide, steer
Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
Meaning: abstract noun
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.