Where does “-opic” come from?

-opic (English) comes from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

Ancestry of “-opic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polisho-prefix indicating a perfective verb
2Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
3Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “-opic

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)-Every word from Polish o-Every word from Old Polish o-