Word: aphidology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
phi
do
lo
gy
Definition: The study of aphids; any of various small plant-sucking insects
Morphemes:
Affix: aphid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: not
Affix: φείδομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: pheidomai
Meaning: to spare, be thrifty, be merciful
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: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of