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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Polish
o-
prefix indicating a perfective verb
2
Old Polish
o-
appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
3
Proto-Slavic
o(b)-
over
Words derived from “-opic”
opijać
opity
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