Where does “-ac” come from?

-ac (English) comes from French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-ac (English): One affected with; Of, belonging to; Used to form...

Definitions

  1. One affected with; Of, belonging to; Used to form...

Ancestry of “-ac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-acque—
2New Latin-acus—
3Ancient Greek-ακός-ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ακός →
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