-it·ic \|id.]ik, |it], ]ēk\adjective suffix Etymology: French -itique, from Middle French, from Latin iticus, from Greek -itikos, from -itis (n. & adjective suffix) + -ikos -ic : of, resembling, or marked by — in adjectives formed from nouns usually ending in -ite < dendritic > and -itis < bronchitic > and sometimes from other nouns < dactylitic >