Middle English-ik,-ick, word-forming element making adjectives, "having to do with, having the nature of, being, made of, caused by, similar to," from French-iqueand directly from Latin-icusor from cognate Greek-ikos"in the manner of; pertaining to." From PIE adjective suffix*-(i)ko...
serious adjective concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities servant noun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) serve noun (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play service noun work done by one person or group that benefits...
from Latingeodes, name of a certain precious stone, from Greekgeodes"earthy, earth-like, with deep soil," fromgē"earth" (Homericgaia; seeGaia) +-oidēs, adjective suffix, "characterized by" (see-oid). Perhaps so called in reference to the rough crust in which the crystals are hidden....
endingnounthe end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) endlessadjectivetiresomely long; seemingly without end endurancenounthe power to withstand hardship or stress enemynounan opposing military force energeticadjectivepossessing or exerting or displaying energy ...