-fic

American

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

frigorific; honorific; pacific; prolific.

-fic British

suffix

causing, making, or producing

honorific

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Etymology

Origin of -fic

< 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

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