-ence

English

suffix

Definitions

(non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -ence derived from Old French -ence derived from Latin -entia.

Origin

Latin

-entia

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ency English
-entia Latin
-enz German
-ence French
-encia Spanish, Castilian
-ência Portuguese
*-andz Proto-Germanic
-ende Old English
-ung Old English
-and Middle English
-ant Middle English
-ence Middle English
-ence Old French
-encia Galician
-ență Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

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