Etymology

-etic

Today it means: Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis and -esy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek -ητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-ητικός
  2. Ancient Greek · derived from-ητικός
  3. English today-etic

Derived from Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós), from -έω (-éō) + -τικός (-tikós).

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