-ancy

English

suffix

Definitions

Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -antia.

Origin

Latin

-antia

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ance English
-antia Latin
-anz German
-anza Italian
-antie Dutch, Flemish
-ance French
-ancia Spanish, Castilian
-anza Spanish, Castilian
-ança Portuguese
-ance Old French

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