Where does “-atic” come from?

-atic (Romanian) comes from Romanian -atec, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

-atic (Romanian): Used to form some adjectives meaning "of",...

Definitions

  1. Used to form some adjectives meaning "of",...

Ancestry of “-atic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-atec
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-atic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus