Word: discovered
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: di
sco
vered
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of discover; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Morphemes:
Affix: discover
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reveal (information); to divulge, make known.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: asunder, apart, in two
Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together, with
Affix: operiō
Language: la
Decoded: operio
Meaning: cover
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.