"-atic" meaning in English

See -atic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic Rebracketing of -tic after Greek words ending in -μα (-ma), such as problematic; extended to new environments in modern scientific coinages as such lymphatic; likely reanalyzed as if from -ate + -ic. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|-tic|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic, {{suffix|en|-ate|ic}} -ate + -ic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -atic, {{en-suffix}} -atic
  1. Alternative form of -tic. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -tic
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