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Where does “-ticus” come from?

-ticus (Latin) comes from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

-ticus (Latin): enlarged form of -cus

Definitions

  1. enlarged form of -cus

Ancestry of “-ticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-ticus”

  • domestic
  • chaotic
  • aquatic
  • lunatic
  • domesticated
  • domestication
  • domestically
  • domesticity
  • lunacy
  • domesticate
  • loony
  • chaotically
  • domestique
  • undomesticated
  • nondomestic
  • semiaquatic
  • luny
  • subaquatic
  • domestical
  • undomestic
  • peridomestic
  • domesticable
  • nondomesticated
  • chaordic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →