formative element
noun Grammar.
a morpheme that serves as an affix, not as a base, or root, in word formation.
any noninflectional morpheme, whether base or affix.
Origin of formative element
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby formative element
formation,
formation dance,
formation rules,
formative,
formative assessment,
formative element,
formboard,
formby,
forme,
forme fruste,
former