Etymology of -etic

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suffix

Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis and -esy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós)der. English -etic Derived from Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós), from -έω (-éō) + -τικός (-tikós).

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