A basic word<span> to which affixes (</span>prefixes<span> and </span>suffixes<span>) are added is called a </span>root word<span>because it forms the basis of a new </span>word<span>. The </span>root word<span> is also a </span>word<span> in its own right. For example, the </span>word<span> lovely consists of the </span>word<span> love and the </span>suffix<span> -ly. well i think</span>
