Where does “-ence” come from?

-ence (Middle English) comes from Old French -ence, from Latin -entia.

Ancestry of “-ence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ence—
2Latin-entia—

Words derived from “-ence”

Every word from Latin -entia →Every word from Old French -ence →
-ence — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer