Word: Presocratic
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
soc
ra
tic
Definition: Any Ancient Greek philosopher who preceded or was roughly contemporaneous with Socrates and whose methods and views were influenced neither directly nor indirectly by Socrates or his primary student, Plato.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: Socratic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophical methods and/or views.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Σωκρᾰ́της
Language: grc
Decoded: Sokrates
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ in particular, the 5th century philosopher Socrates
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic