-fici

DEFINITION of -fici

face, appearance, surface; The segment -fici- represents a vowel-weakened combining form of two Latin roots:

1. Face/Surface: Derived from Latin facies, meaning “shape, face, or appearance.” In this context, it often refers to the outer surface of a structure or the face itself.
2. To Make/Do: Derived from Latin facere, meaning “to make, do, or cause.” In this context, it indicates the action of producing or causing a specific state (often seen in the form -fication or -ficial).

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ETYMOLOGY of -fici

latin facies (appearance, form, face); Transformation: The transition from fac- to -fic- (and subsequently -fici- when followed by a vowel) typically occurs due to Latin vowel reduction when the root appears in the middle of a compound word (e.g., super + facies → superficial).

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RELATED TERMS to -fici

-fici	face	appearance	surface	-
faci-	YES	YES	YES	-
physi-	-	YES	-	nature
prosop-	YES	-	-	-

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DERIVATIONS of -fici

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(roots, (word) => econtains([[]].roots, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name
SORT file.name ASC

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Query functionality

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(definition, (word) => econtains([[]].definition, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name

Med roots dictionary Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms