Where does “-logic” come from?

-logic (English) comes from French -logique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

-logic (English): -logical

Definitions

  1. -logical

Ancestry of “-logic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-logique-logic; -logical
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “-logic”

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