Where does “insuffisance” come from?
insuffisance (French) comes from French suffisance, from Middle French suffisant.
insuffisance (French): shortfall; insufficiency
Ancestry of “insuffisance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | suffisance | sufficiency; self-importance, vanity |
| 2 | Middle French | suffisant | — |