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-etic
a suffix used in the formation of adjectives:
eidetic.
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Origin:
< L
-eticus,
Gk
-etikos,
equiv. to
-et-,
a formative occurring in some nouns +
-ikos
-ic
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-etic
suff. Used to form adjectives usually from nouns ending in
-esis,
as in
aphaeretic
from
aphaeresis.
[Latin
-eticus
, from Greek
-etikos
, from
-etos
,
verbal adj. suff.
]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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-etic
suffix meaning "pertaining to," from Gk.
-etikos,
adj. suffix for nouns ending in
-esis.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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