-itic
/ˈɪtɪk/suffix
1- forming adjectives and nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -ite (such as Semitic corresponding to Semite)［构成形容词和名词, 与以-ite结尾的名词相对应, 如Semitic与Semite相对应］。
1.1
- corresponding to nouns ending in -itis (such as arthritic corresponding to arthritis)与以-itis结尾的名词对应, 如arthritic与arthritis对应。
1.2
- from other bases从其他字根词素而来：
syphilitic.
词源
from French -itique, via Latin -iticus from Greek -itikos.