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Where does “-ica” come from?

-ica (Spanish) comes from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-ica (Spanish): feminine singular of -ico

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of -ico

Ancestry of “-ica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ica”

  • maricon
  • amariconar
  • ahoritica
  • siestica
  • mariquita
  • marica
  • mariconcito
  • maricón
  • maricó
  • marica
  • marikita
  • marikoi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →