Word: teleogenesis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
le
o
ge
ne
sis
Definition: The preferential evolution of features and organs in certain ways
Morphemes:
Affix: teleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: end; goal; purpose
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέλος
Language: grc
Decoded: telos
Meaning: end
Affix: -ιος
Language: grc
Decoded: -ios
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: ertaining to, belonging to ("of").
Affix: genesis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: genesis
Language: la
Decoded: genesis
Meaning: generation, nativity