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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos