Where does “-τικός” come from?

-τικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

-τικός (Ancient Greek): relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...

Definitions

  1. relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...

Ancestry of “-τικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
2Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-τικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σις →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →