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Where does “-ician” come from?

-ician (English) comes from French -icien.

-ician (English): forming nouns denoting occupations

Definitions

  1. forming nouns denoting occupations

Ancestry of “-ician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-icien—

Words derived from “-ician”

  • obstetrician
  • dietitian
  • beautician
  • mortician
  • Antarctician
Every word from French -icien →