-ics

See also: ics, ICs, ICS, I.C.s, and I. C.s

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English -ics
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    From -ic (“related or pertaining to”), with usage in the plural in imitation of the Latin and Greek usage.

    Suffix

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    1. Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.
      Synonyms: -istics, -logy, -s
    2. Forms nouns referring to activities.

    Derived terms

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    English terms suffixed with -ics
    acoustics
    acroamatics
    acrobatics
    aeroballistics
    aesthetics
    aetiologics
    agalmics
    agonistics
    algedonics
    algorithmics
    allophonics
    alphabetics
    Anglistics
    anthropophonics
    apologetics
    aquaponics
    aretaics
    astroballistics
    astronautics
    athletics
    atmospherics
    Balkanistics
    ballistics
    barocalorics
    bedmatics
    betavoltaics
    bibliomics
    bibliotics
    bioballistics
    bioclimatics
    biolistics
    biorhythmics
    Bohemistics
    Bulgaristics
    calendrics
    calisthenics
    calorics
    canonics
    casuistics
    ceramics
    ceraunics
    chrematistics
    cindynics
    comics
    conics
    cosmonautics
    cryogenics
    cryonics
    cyclotomics
    cymatics
    demonymics
    diagnostics
    didactics
    dodecaphonics
    dogmatics
    dormiphonics
    dynamics
    economics
    elastocalorics
    electroballistics
    electrocalorics
    electrogravitics
    electronics
    endodontics
    epigraphics
    epsilonics
    ethnonymics
    euphenics
    excitonics
    exodontics
    ferroics
    fluerics
    folkloristics
    genomics
    Germanistics
    gluonics
    glycolipidomics
    grammatics
    gravitics
    gymnastics
    hadronics
    hedonics
    heroics
    Hispanistics
    histrionics
    homophonics
    hudibrastics
    humanics
    hydraulics
    hydronautics
    hygienics
    hypersonics
    -iatrics
    iconics
    informatics
    ionics
    ionocalorics
    Iranistics
    Islamics
    isotopics
    -istics
    journalistics
    kinematics
    kinesics
    linguistics
    loxodromics
    Macedonistics
    magnetics
    magnetocalorics
    magnonics
    mathematics
    medievalistics
    medievistics
    memetics
    meristics
    mesonics
    metagraphics
    metallomics
    meteoritics
    methylomics
    microballistics
    microclimatics
    mitogenomics
    modificomics
    Mongolistics
    morphemics
    neutronics
    -nomics
    nucleonics
    numerics
    octonionics
    oculesics
    olfactics
    -omics
    oneironautics
    optics
    orthodontics
    orthotropics
    paeonics
    Paralympics
    pathetics
    pedantics
    pedodontics
    pedorthics
    peptidomics
    periodontics
    phenomics
    phonemics
    phonics
    phononics
    photochromics
    photonics
    photovoltaics
    phrenics
    phylogenetics
    physiognomics
    pianistics
    plasmonics
    Platonics
    plectics
    plutonics
    polaritonics
    Polonistics
    polymerics
    praxics
    probabilistics
    proleptics
    prosthodontics
    protonics
    pyrotechnics
    quadraphonics
    quaternionics
    rhythmics
    robotics
    Romanistics
    Russistics
    semantics
    sentics
    Serbistics
    significs
    silvics
    Skeltonics
    skyrmionics
    Slavistics
    Slovakistics
    Slovenistics
    socionics
    solitonics
    somatics
    spherics
    sphingolipidomics
    steroidomics
    stochastics
    strategics
    subetherics
    supersonics
    symphonics
    synergetics
    systematics
    tagmemics

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