-ique
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, a learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.
Suffix
[edit]-ique (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iques)
Etymology 2
[edit]Substantivised feminine of the adjective.
Suffix
[edit]-ique f (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)
- forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice: -ics
- aéro- (“aero-”) + -naute (“-naut”) + -ique → aéronautique f (“aeronautics”)
Derived terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ique
- alternative form of -ik
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French -ique, a learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.
Suffix
[edit]-ique
- used to form adjectives; -ic
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- French: -ique
References
[edit]- -ique on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.
Suffix
[edit]-ique
- used to form adjectives; -ic
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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