-ance

French

suffix

Definitions

ance (suffix used to form nouns)

Etymology

Derived from Old French -ance derived from Latin -antia.

Origin

Latin

-antia

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ance English
-ancy English
misappliance English
-antia Latin
-antia, -antia(m) Latin
-entia Latin
-anz German
-anza Italian
-antie Dutch, Flemish
-ence French
-ancia Spanish, Castilian
-anza Spanish, Castilian
-ança Portuguese
-ance Old French

-ence