-itic
Word Origin
1
a combination of -ite1. and -ic, used to form adjectives from nouns ending in -ite:
Semitic.
Origin
< Latin -iticus < Greek -itikos, equivalent to -it(ēs) -ite1 + -ikos -ic; in some words representing French -itique < Latin < Greek, as above
Related Words
- arthritic
- Sinitic
-itic
suffix
- forming adjectives and nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -ite (such as Semitic corresponding to Semite)［构成形容词和名词, 与以-ite结尾的名词相对应, 如Semitic与Semite相对应］。
- ■ corresponding to nouns ending in -itis (such as arthritic corresponding to arthritis)［与以-itis结尾的名词对应, 如arthritic与arthritis对应］。
- ■ from other bases［从其他字根词素而来］：
-
syphilitic.
词源
from French -itique, via Latin -iticus from Greek -itikos.
ORIGIN: Corresp. to French -itique , Latin -iticus , Greek -itikos : see -ic
-it·ic
\|id.]ik, |it], ]ēk\ adjective suffix
Etymology: French -itique, from Middle French, from Latin iticus, from Greek -itikos, from -itis (n. & adjective suffix) + -ikos -ic
: of, resembling, or marked by — in adjectives formed from nouns usually ending in -ite
< dendritic >
and -itis
< bronchitic >
and sometimes from other nouns
< dactylitic >
< dendritic >
and -itis
< bronchitic >
and sometimes from other nouns
< dactylitic >