-etic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-etic
- Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis
Usage notes[edit]
- Most English words ending in "-etic" are derived from words formed in other languages, including French (Old, Middle, and Modern), Italian, Latin, and Classical Greek.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to