Etymology of the English suffix -ic

Derivations in English

actinic, aspartic acid, dichotic, gallic, steric, telluric, terebic acid, toluic acid, tungstic, uric, racemic, acetic, acidic, acidophilic, adamic, aerobic, alcoholic, algebraic, alkylic, allantoic, allegoristic, allergenic, allergic, allotropic, allylic, altaic, amebic, amharic, amphibolic, ampholytic, amylic, anaerobic, analgesic, anamorphic, anaphoric, anatolic, anecdotic, anemic, anodic, anorexic, antagonistic, antihistaminic, antimonic, aphasic, archiblastic, argentic, artistic, asymptotic, atheistic, atmospheric, atomic, atopic, austenitic, autocratic, autonomic, azotic, ballistic, baric, baroclinic, basophilic, benzoic, bismuthic, bolshevistic, bombastic, boric, brythonic, byronic, cacodylic, calcic, carbonic, carbonylic, casuistic, cataclysmic, cathodic, cerebric, ceric, chadic, chivalric, chloric, cholesteric, chromic, cinnamic, citric, climatic, clonic, cobaltic, colonic, columbic, coptic, corybantic, cuneatic, cupric, cyanic, cyanogenic, cycladic, cyclonic, cyclotomic, cymric, cystic, davidic, deltaic, dendritic, dermic, deuteronomic, diabetic, diastolic, disharmonic, dyslexic, ectozoic, egotistic, elamitic, electronic, embolic, encephalic, encyclopedic, entozoic, eosinophilic, epigastric, epigraphic, episodic, epizoic, ethylic, etiologic, eulogistic, euphonic, eurhythmic, eutrophic, evangelistic, filmic, finnic, fistic, fluoroscopic, folkloric, formulaic, galenic, ganglionic, gastric, gathic, genesic, geologic, germanic, glyceric, glycogenic, glycolic, gnomic, gnotobiotic, greenlandic, hamitic, hathoric, hattic, hebraistic, helvetic, hematic, hematinic, hemic, hemispheric, hemophilic, hendecasyllabic, heraldic, himyaritic, holmic, homotypic, hydric, hydrocephalic, hydrophobic, hygienic, hygroscopic, hypertonic, hypodermic, icelandic, idealistic, ideologic, idyllic, imbecilic, iodic, ionic, iridic, isobaric, isobathic, isotypic, journalistic, juristic, kaleidoscopic, kufic, lactic, langobardic, latinic, lettic, limbic, linguistic, logarithmic, majestic, manganic, masonic, masoretic, mechanistic, medallic, melanic, mercuric, mesic

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