Italian word caratteristica comes from Italian carattere, Italian -istica (-istics (and similar).)

Detailed word origin of caratteristica

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
carattere	Italian (ita)	(characteristic) characteristic, trait, character. (distinctive psychological attitudes, qualities and features of a person or animal) character, nature, disposition, temper. (symbol for a word or a sound) character, letter. (typography) type, typeface, font, print.
-istica	Italian (ita)	-istics (and similar).
caratteristica	Italian (ita)	(mathematics) characteristic. (plural, mechanics) specifications. Characteristic, feature, trait, peculiarity.

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