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Where does “-otic” come from?

-otic (English) comes from French -otique, from Latin -oticus, from Ancient Greek -ωτικός, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-otic (English): Having disease or abnormal condition; Pertaining...

Definitions

  1. Having disease or abnormal condition; Pertaining...

Ancestry of “-otic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-otique—
2Latin-oticus—
3Ancient Greek-ωτικός—
4Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
5Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-otic”

  • psychotic
  • neurotic
  • symbiotic
  • antipsychotic
  • neuroticism
  • zoonotic
  • kyphotic
  • homeotic
  • symbiotically
  • psychoticism
  • endosymbiotic
  • nonpsychotic
  • neurotically
  • heterotic
  • psychoneurotic
  • angioneurotic
  • psychotically
  • nonsymbiotic
  • acanthotic
  • silicotic
  • prepsychotic
  • symbiotics
  • hyperkyphotic
  • panzootic
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