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Where does “-anza” come from?

-anza (Italian) comes from Latin -antia, from Latin -entia.

-anza (Italian): Added to nouns and adjectives to indicate a state...

Definitions

  1. Added to nouns and adjectives to indicate a state...

Ancestry of “-anza”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-anza”

  • fidanzarsi
  • somiglianza
  • esorbitanza
  • cittadinanza
  • speranza
  • speranzoso
  • speranzosamente
  • baldanza
  • baldanzoso
  • cuginanza
  • usanza
  • sconcordanza
  • assonanza
  • trepidanza
  • portanza
  • militanza
  • fidanzato
  • fidanzamento
  • fidanzare
  • fidanzata
  • fidanzatissimo
  • onoranza
  • risultanza
  • unisonanza
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