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-atic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic Rebracketing of -tic after Greek words ending in -μα (-ma), such as problematic; extended to new environments in modern scientific coinages as such lymphatic; likely reanalyzed as if from -ate + -ic.

What does -atic mean?: Alternative form of -tic.
Where does -atic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic Rebracketing of -tic after Greek words ending in -μα (-ma), such as problematic; extended to new environments in modern scientific coinages as such lymphatic; likely reanalyzed as if from -ate + -ic.

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