Word: bioinvasions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
in
va
sions
Definition: Plural of bioinvasion; an introduced organism that negatively alters its new environment
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: invade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To infest or overrun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: vādō
Language: la
Decoded: vado
Meaning: I go, rush
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.