Word: archaeophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ar
chae
o
phytes
Definition: Plural of archaeophyte. Any plant which was introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalised before 1500 (but especially in prehistoric times).
Morphemes:
Affix: archaeo-
Language: en
Meaning: ancient; early
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄρχω
Language: grc
Decoded: arkho
Meaning: to begin
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: zero grade
Affix: -ιος
Language: grc
Decoded: -ios
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: ertaining to, belonging to ("of").
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: a plant that grows in a specified habitat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.