Inherited fromMiddle French-ique, fromOld French-ique, a learned borrowing fromLatin-icus, from-cus, fromProto-Italic*-kos, fromProto-Indo-European*-kos.
-ique (adjective-forming suffix,plural-iques)
Substantivised feminine of the adjective.
-ique f (noun-forming suffix,uncountable)
-ique
Inherited fromOld French-ique, a learned borrowing fromLatin-icus, from-cus, fromProto-Italic*-kos, fromProto-Indo-European*-kos.
-ique
Learned borrowing fromLatin-icus, from-cus, fromProto-Italic*-kos, fromProto-Indo-European*-kos.
-ique