Word: telegonous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: te
leg
o
nous
Definition: Relating to telegony. The belief that, in the case of siblings from the same mother but different fathers, the second sibling could inherit characteristics from the father of the first.
Morphemes:
Affix: tele-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: teleport; transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: at a distance, far off, far away, far from
Affix: -gony
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of