Word: archaeolatry
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ar
chae
o
la
try
Definition: Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
Morphemes:
Affix: archae-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ancient; antediluvian; archaic; old; prehistoric; primitive
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: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -latry
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: worship of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λατρεία
Language: grc
Decoded: latreia
Meaning: service; worship