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Where does “-enza” come from?

-enza (Italian) comes from Latin -entia.

-enza (Italian): Added to verbs to form abstract nouns; -ency;...

Definitions

  1. Added to verbs to form abstract nouns; -ency;...

Ancestry of “-enza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-entia—

Words derived from “-enza”

  • invadenza
  • convergenza
  • gerenza
  • annuenza
  • divergenza
  • cooccorrenza
  • defluenza
  • riflettenza
  • videodipendenza
  • dormienza
  • dirigenza
  • vertenziale
  • vertenzialità
  • vertenza
  • intransigenza
  • scadenzare
  • improvvidenza
  • iridescenza
  • tenenza
  • occorrenza
  • precedenza
  • scadenza
  • scadenzario
  • maleficenza
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