suffixfirst conjugation
-ficō
-ficō (present infinitive -ficāre, perfect active -ficāvī, supine -ficātum)
Meaning
- morphemeforms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives; -ify
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Reanalyzed from denominal verbs in -ō to adjectives in -ficus.