Morpheme
-ic(e) [-ice, -ic]
Type
suffix
Denotation
feminine noun suffix
Etymology
(1) French -ice; Latin -īcem and -īcēs, from -īx; (2) Ancient Greek -ikos and -ikes, from -ix
Evidence
animatrice, animatrices, appendicalgia, appendication, appendice, appendicectomy, appendices, appendiciform, appendicitis, appendicle, appendico-, appendicula, appendicular, Appendicularia, appendicularian, appendiculate, eradicate, eradication, helical, helically, helicase, helici-, helicin, helicine, helico-, helicoid, helicon, helicopter, matrical, matrice, matricectomy, matrices, matricial, matrician, matricity, matricula, matriculae, matriculand, matriculant, matriculas, matriculate, matriculation, matriculator, radical, radicalise, radicalish, radicalism, radicalistic, radicality, radicalization, radicalize, radicalizer, radically, radicalness, radicand, radicant, radicate, radicel, radici-, radicle, radicula, radiculae, radicular, variceal, variciform, varico-, varicoid, varicose, varicosis, varicosity, varicotic
Notes
Latin plural animatrices (singular animatrix) and English plural animatrices (singular animatrice) are homophones
Latin plural appendices (singular appendix) and English plural appendices (singular appendice) are homophones
Latin plural matrices (singular matrix) and English plural matrices (singular matrice) are homophones
