Where does “-ik” come from?

-ik (Middle English) comes from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

-ik (Middle English): Alternative form of -y; Forms nouns denoting a...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -y; Forms nouns denoting a...

Ancestry of “-ik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ique-ic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “-ik”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Old French -ique →