Dictionary

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics From -ic (“related or pertaining to”), with usage in the plural in imitation of the Latin and Greek usage.

Meanings

1. (morpheme, uncountable) Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.
2. (morpheme, uncountable) Forms nouns referring to activities.

Synonyms

-logy · -s · -istics

Translations (19)

uk -́іка (fields of knowledge or practice) · gl -ica (fields of knowledge or practice) · ar ـِيَّات (fields of knowledge or practice) · hu -ika (fields of knowledge or practice) · de -ik (fields of knowledge or practice) · sv -tik (fields of knowledge or practice) · pl -yka (fields of knowledge or practice) · cs -ie (fields of knowledge or practice) · nb -ikk (fields of knowledge or practice) · fr -ique (fields of knowledge or practice) · cs -ika (fields of knowledge or practice) · pl -ika (fields of knowledge or practice) · fi -iikka (fields of knowledge or practice) · ru -ика (fields of knowledge or practice) · ia -ica (fields of knowledge or practice) · eo -iko (fields of knowledge or practice) · uk -ика (fields of knowledge or practice) · cy -eg (fields of knowledge or practice) · eo -scienco (fields of knowledge or practice)