Where does “-icus” come from?

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

-icus (Latin): belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...

Definitions

  1. belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...

Ancestry of “-icus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-icus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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