-esque

1.
an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, resemblance, or distinctive character:
arabesque; Romanesque; picturesque.
Origin
< French < Italian -esco ≪ Germanic; see -ish1
British Dictionary definitions for -esque

-esque

suffix
1.
indicating a specified character, manner, style, or resemblance: picturesque, Romanesque, statuesque, Chaplinesque
Word Origin
via French from Italian -esco, of Germanic origin; compare -ish
Word Origin and History for -esque

word-forming element meaning "resembling or suggesting the style of," from French -esque "like, in the manner of," from Italian -esco, like Medieval Latin -iscus from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German -isc, German -isch, English -ish; see -ish).