suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-ticus
-ticus (feminine -tica, neuter -ticum)
Classical[tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ti.kus]
Meaning
- morphemesuffixenlarged form of -cus
rūs + -ticus → rūsticus
Origins
From -t(us) + -icus, occurring in some original case and later used freely.
Descendants
- French-ègefrom Old French -égeo
- Italian-tico
- Occitan-tge
- Portuguese-tico
- Spanish-tico