-ance

Old French

suffix

Definitions

ance (suffixed used to form nouns)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia, -antia(m).

Origin

Latin

-antia, -antia(m)

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

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