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Where does “-icum” come from?

-icum (Latin) comes from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-icum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...

Ancestry of “-icum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-icum”

  • basic
  • psychological
  • electronic
  • biological
  • Islamic
  • philosophical
  • magnetic
  • artistic
  • automatically
  • symbolic
  • romantic
  • technological
  • theological
  • ideological
  • automatic
  • biblical
  • realistic
  • heroic
  • ecological
  • geographical
  • physiological
  • atomic
  • basically
  • systemic
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