Where does “-ique” come from?

-ique (French) comes 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'.

-ique (French): Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...

Ancestry of “-ique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-iqueic
2Old French-ique-ic
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “-ique

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos
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