se·man·teme
| \ sə̇ˈmanˌtēm \
plural -s
Definition of semanteme
: a word (as the noun dog, the verb run, the adjective new, the concrete adverb fast) or a base (as Latin can- in canis “dog”, curr- in currere “to run”, nov- in novus “new”) that expresses a definite image or idea
—distinguished from morpheme
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“Semanteme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semanteme. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of semanteme was in 1922
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