-actic

Morpheme

-actic

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “of or pertaining to” corresponding to -ax nouns

Etymology

-ax + -ic, from Latin -āx (plural -acēs, genitive -ācis); Ancient Greek -ax (plural -akes) + Ancient Greek -ikós

Evidence

climactic, parallactic

See Also

-ax, -aces, -acity, -ace, -acy, -asse, -accia, -azzo, -azzi, -acea

Homographs

Act, Act