-fic

1. a combining form meaning “making,” “producing,” “causing,” appearing in adjectives borrowed from Latin:

   frigorific; honorific; pacific; prolific.

-fic

suffix forming adjectives

1. causing, making, or producing

   honorific

Word History and Origins

Origin of -fic¹

< Latin -ficus making, producing, equivalent to -fic- (combining form of facere to make) + -us adj. suffix; in some words replacing -fique < Middle French < Latin -ficus

Word History and Origins

Origin of -fic¹

from Latin -ficus , from facere to do, make

Example Sentences

The basic premise of the fan fic is that Hanna, Spencer, and Aria are all pregnant.

From The Daily Beast

In your fan-fic version, you can add in that blue subway tile.

From The Daily Beast

A suf-fic-ien-cy of sleep and plain, whole-some fare are strong-ly re-com-mend-ed.

From Project Gutenberg

Because anyone really bitter against and through with sci-fic would simply stop reading it, not start deriding it!

From Project Gutenberg