Word: persistive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
sis
tive
Definition: persistent
Morphemes:
Affix: persist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to persist; make permanent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.
Affix: sistō
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I cause to stand; I set; I place.
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.