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Where does “-iek” come from?

-iek (Dutch) comes from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

-iek (Dutch): -ic

Definitions

  1. -ic

Ancestry of “-iek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
2Middle French-ique—
3Old French-ique-ic
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “-iek”

  • heraldiek
  • motoriek
  • periodiek
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →