Where does “egence” come from?

egence (English) comes from Latin egens, from Latin egere — third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

egence (English): The state of needing, or of suffering a natural...

Definitions

  1. The state of needing, or of suffering a natural...

Ancestry of “egence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinegensneedy, poor; destitute
2Latinegerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
Every word from Latin egere →Every word from Latin egens →