-ence

French

suffix

Definitions

ence, -ance

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -entia.

Origin

Latin

-entia

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ance English
-ency English
-antia Latin
-entia Latin
-enz German
-antie Dutch, Flemish
-ance French
-encia Spanish, Castilian
-ência Portuguese
-ance Old French
-ence Old French
-encia Galician
-ență Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

-ance