Word: saltationists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sal
ta
tio
nists
Definition: Plural of saltationist; one of several alternatives to evolution by natural selection that have existed both before and after the publication of Charles Darwin's 1859 book On the Origin of Species
Morphemes:
Affix: saltation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saliō
Language: la
Decoded: salio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I spring forth, flow down
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.