How can we seperate parts of words?

**cyrus311** · 26-Nov-2011, 08:54

How can we seperate parts of words?
I mean seperating into prefixes suffixes and roots.

**cyrus311** · 26-Nov-2011, 08:56

For example in word such as "periodic" What is prefix and What is root?

**cyrus311** · 26-Nov-2011, 08:58

What is the difference between root and affix? Is there any certain border?

**cyrus311** · 26-Nov-2011, 09:01

For example in "geology" and "geometry" What can we call the term "geo"?

**cyrus311** · 26-Nov-2011, 09:04

Or in "geology" and "logic" What is the role of "log"?

**5jj** · 26-Nov-2011, 09:43

A good dictionary will tell you the etymology of words you are interested in, for example: geology - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education

**Raymott** · 26-Nov-2011, 10:36

Originally Posted by cyrus311

How can we seperate parts of words?
I mean seperating into prefixes suffixes and roots.

This topic in linguistics is called morphology:
Here's a site you can look at, but it's quite advanced. Look elsewhere for "morphology in linguistics". Should find something.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(linguistics)

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