NOTE.—This suffix is used only in words of French-Latin origin.

-ferous = producing coni-ferous producing cones.
-fic = making, causing sopori-fic causing sleep.
-fice = something done or made arti-fice something done with art.
-fy = to make forti-fy to make strong.
-ic -ical n. one who = adj. like, made of, relating to rust-ic hero-ic metall-ic histor-ical one who has countrified manners. like a hero. made of metal. relating to history.

NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin, namely, adjectives in -ikos. In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid.

-ice that which just-ice that which is just.
-ics -ic the science of mathemat-ics arithmet-ic the science of quantity. the science of number.

NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin.

-id = being or -ing acr-id; flu-id being bitter; flowing.
-ile = relating to; apt for puer-ile docile relating to a boy. apt for being taught.
-ine = relating to; like femin-ine alkal-ine relating to a woman. like an alkali.
-ion the act of, = state of being, or -ing expuls-ion corrupt-ion frict-ion the act of expelling. state of being corrupt. rubbing.
-ish = to make publ-ish to make public.
-ise -ize = to render, or perform the act of fertil-ize to render fertile.

NOTE.—The suffix -ise, -ize, is of French origin, and is freely added to Latin roots in forming English derivatives.

-ism = state or act of; idiom hero-ism Gallic-ism state of a hero. a French idiom.

NOTE.—This suffix, except when signifying an idiom, is found only in words of Greek origin.

-ist one who = practices or is devoted to art-ist botan-ist one who practices an art. one who is devoted to botany.
-ite -yte = n. one who is adj. being favor-ite defin-ite prosel-yte one who is favored. being well defined. one who is brought over.