Where does “-ancy” come from?

-ancy (English) comes from Latin -antia, from Latin -entia.

-ancy (English): Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns...

Definitions

  1. Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns...

Ancestry of “-ancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-antia-ance
2Latin-entia—

Words derived from “-ancy”

Every word from Latin -entia →Every word from Latin -antia →
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