Where does “-ique” come from?

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

-ique (Old French): -ic

Definitions

  1. -ic

Ancestry of “-ique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ique”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →