Word Study
-esque
CIDE DICTIONARY
-esque, [F., fr. It. -isco. Cf. -ish.].
A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and Spanish. It denotes manner or style; like; as, arabesque, after the manner of the Arabs. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
-esque, suffix forming adjectives meaning 'in the style of' or 'resembling' (romanesque; Schumannesque; statuesque).
Etymology
F f. It. -esco f. med.L -iscus
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