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Where does “-iche” come from?

-iche (French) comes from Late Latin -icia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-iche (French): Forming colloquial nouns and adjectives, chiefly...

Definitions

  1. Forming colloquial nouns and adjectives, chiefly...

Ancestry of “-iche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latin-icia—
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-iche”

  • cornichon
  • potiche
  • корнишон
  • potiche
  • cornichon
  • barbiche
  • bonniche
  • barbichette
  • barbicha
  • cornichon
  • barbiche
  • Kornischong
  • cornisjong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →