Is Systematic a Real Word?

Systematic is the older and more common word; it most often describes something that is done according to a system or method. Systemic describes what relates to or affects an entire system. The words systemic and systematic are both adjectives that come from the noun system.

When did systemic become a word?

Compared to systematic, systemic is the newer word, dating back to between 1795–1805. Systemic was formed within English as a combination of the word system and –ic, an adjective suffix commonly and originally appearing in Greek and Latin loanwords (e.g., public, metallic, poetic).

What do we mean by systematic?

1 : relating to or consisting of a system. 2 : presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles systematic thought. 3a : methodical in procedure or plan a systematic approach a systematic scholar. b : marked by thoroughness and regularity systematic efforts.