Etymology of the English suffix -fic
the English suffix
-ficderived from the Late Latin suffix
-ficusderived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Derivations in English
calcific,
febrific,
unific,
colorific,
vaporificUsage
Word found in Modern English