Where does “istic” come from?

istic (Latin) comes from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

istic (Latin): this same, this very; that of yours

Definitions

  1. this same, this very; that of yours

Ancestry of “istic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
2Proto-Italickehere
3Indo-European*ḱe—
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →Every word from Latin -ce →Every word from Proto-Italic ke →
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