-itic

adjective suffix

-it·​ic

¦it|ik,

¦it|,

|ēk

: of, resembling, or marked by

—in adjectives formed from nouns usually ending in -ite

dendritic

and -itis

bronchitic

and sometimes from other nouns

dactylitic

Word History

Etymology

French -itique, from Middle French, from Latin iticus, from Greek -itikos, from -itis (noun & adjective suffix) + -ikos -ic

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