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Morpheme

-itious

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “pertaining to, characterized by, having the nature of, resembling, tending to”

Etymology

Latin -ītius, -īcius, -icius from -īcus/-icus + -ius

Evidence

advectitiousc, ementitious, factitious, lateritious, papyritious, superstitious

See Also

-ous

Homographs

-itious