Word: paleolinguistics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
o
lin
gui
stics
Definition: The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to paleontology; the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: linguist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who studies linguistics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lingua
Language: la
Decoded: lingua
Meaning: language
Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ics
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.