Morpheme
Attic
Type
free base
Denotation
related to Attica (historic region in Greece containing Athens)
Etymology
French attique; Latin atticus, Atticus; Ancient Greek Attikós
Evidence
attic, atticful, Atticism, Atticist, Atticistic, Atticize, Atticized, Atticizes, Atticizing, atticky, atticless, atticlike, atticoantrotomy, atticomastoid, atticotomy, attics, Atticus
Notes
<c> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
“upper area” notion extension of Attic architectural style of decorating the top story of building facades
Attic and Atticus are doublets
