-etic
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