English Explanatory Dictionary

-tic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a
  2. Forms adjectives from nouns ending with ‘-ism’, replacing this ending with ‘-istic’

Word forms

-tic -atic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic From Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós).

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