word-forming element meaning "a making or causing," from Latin -ficationem (nominative -ficatio), forming nouns of action from verbs in -ficare (compare -fy), combining form of facere "to make," from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put."
fibromyalgia
fibrosis
fibrous
fibula
-fic
-fication
fiche
fichu
fickle
fictile
fiction