Where Does the Word Ician Originate?

From French -icien.

Is Ician Greek or Latin?

(Greek: a suffix; meaning, specialist in, practitioner of)

Where does the suffix Ician come from?

One who practices; a specialist: technician. [Middle English, from Old French -icien : -ique, n. suff.; see -ic + -ien, adj.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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