more-detailed

The word 'more-detailed' is a modern English compound adjective formed through straightforward grammatical combination rather than classical borrowing. Its core, 'detail', entered English from Old French, where it originated from the verb 'detallier', meaning 'to cut in pieces', reflecting the concept of breaking a whole into smaller, specific parts. The suffix '-ed' converts this noun into an adjective, 'detailed', meaning 'characterized by specifics'. The comparative adverb 'more' is then prefixed, following standard English syntactic rules for forming comparatives of longer adjectives. Thus, the literal logic progresses from the idea of 'cut into parts' to 'characterized by many parts' and finally to 'characterized by even more parts or specifics'.

Structure: more + detail + ed - more: From Old English 'māra', comparative of 'micel' (great, much). Functional role: comparative adverb modifying the adjective. - detail: From Old French 'detail', from 'detallier' (to cut in pieces). Functional role: noun root meaning a small part or item. - ed: From Old English '-od', '-ad', past participle suffix. Functional role: suffix forming adjectives from nouns or verbs.