-fic
a combining form meaning “making,” “producing,” “causing,” appearing in adjectives borrowed from Latin: frigorific; honorific; pacific; prolific.
Origin of -fic
< Latin
-ficus making, producing, equivalent to
-fic- (combining form of
facere to make) +
-us adj. suffix; in some words replacing
-fique < Middle French < Latin
-ficus
Words nearby -fic
British Dictionary definitions for -fic
-fic
suffix forming adjectives
causing, making, or producing
honorific
Word Origin for -fic
from Latin
-ficus, from
facere to do, make