Where does “-ico” come from?

-ico (Italian) comes from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

-ico (Italian): -ic

Definitions

  1. -ic

Ancestry of “-ico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
2Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “-ico”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →