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-otic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
-ot-ic
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Having disease or abnormal condition.

suffix

Pertaining to a process or action.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) 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) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic Borrowed from French -otique, from Latin -ōticus, from Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós), from -όω (-óō)-stem verbs + -τικός (-tikós). Equivalent to -όω (-óō) + -σις (-sis) + -ικός (-ikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -otique, -ōticus, -ωτικός

Phrases

-osis

Frequently Paired Words

-osis

Questions

What does -otic mean?
Having disease or abnormal condition.
Where does -otic come from?
It is traced to French.

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