-otic

Morpheme

-otic

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “pertaining to, characterized by, having the nature of” that corresponds to -osis nouns

Etymology

Latin -ōticus; Ancient Greek -ōtikós, from -óō stem verbs + -tikós (-tos + -kós, source of -ic)

Evidence

antibiotic, antipsychotic, hypnotic, leprotic, neurotic, osmotic, psychotic

Notes

unanalyzable, some words that end in -otic are -ote + -ic

See Also

-ic, -ote, -osis