-etic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós).

• (UK, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.ɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈet.ɪk/

-etic

1. Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis

• Most English words ending in "-etic" are derived from words formed in other languages, including French (Old, Middle, and Modern), Italian, Latin, and Classical Greek.

• CETI, EITC, Tice, cite, tice