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Where does “-ica” come from?

-ica (English) comes from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-ica (English): a collection of things that relate to a specific...

Definitions

  1. a collection of things that relate to a specific...

Ancestry of “-ica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-icainflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ica”

  • pianica
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