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Where does “-τῐκός” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-τῐκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
2Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-τῐκός”

  • plastic
  • tactics
  • exotic
  • tactical
  • logistics
  • tactic
  • plasticity
  • hypnotic
  • hypnosis
  • logistic
  • eclectic
  • logistical
  • pneumatic
  • paralytic
  • neoplastic
  • eclecticism
  • thermoplastic
  • exoticism
  • apoplectic
  • tactically
  • plasticizer
  • paraneoplastic
  • hypnotize
  • logistically
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