Origin of suffix -ical: compound adjectival word-forming element, usually interchangeable with -ic but sometimes with specialized sense ... See more.
suffix of result) + New Latin -ites -ite1] stal`ag•mit′ic (-ˈmɪt ɪk) adj. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. sta·lag·mite (stə-lăg′mīt′) A...