-tic
Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a
Suffix
- Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a
- Forms adjectives from nouns ending with ‘-ism’, replacing this ending with ‘-istic’
Origin
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 Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic From Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós).