definitions

-itic

a combination of -ite1 and -ic, used to form adjectives from nouns ending in -ite: Semitic.

Nearby words

-ista, -istic, -istical, -istics, -ite, -itic, -ition, -itious, -itis, -itive, -itol

Origin of -itic

< Latin -iticus < Greek -itikos, equivalent to -it(ēs) -ite1 + -ikos -ic; in some words representing French -itique < Latin < Greek, as above
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