-tic

-tic

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tic"

English

Alternative forms

-atic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor.

English -tic

From Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós).

Suffix

-tic

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

Derived terms