What is the suffix tic mean?

-ic
-tic in American English

suffix. a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin ( analytic), used esp. in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis. hematotic. neurotic.

What does the prefix IC tic mean?

Definitions of ictic. adjective. of or relating to a seizure or convulsion. synonyms: ictal.

What does the Greek and Latin root tic mean?

tac-, -tic- be silent. Latin. tacere, tacitus. reticent, reticence, tacit, taciturn.

Is tic a root word?

-tic, a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin (analytic), used esp. in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic.