Where does “-ent” come from?

-ent (Middle English) comes from Old French -ent, from Latin -ens — Ending of the present active participle of second...

-ent (Middle English): present participle suffix

Definitions

  1. present participle suffix

Ancestry of “-ent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ent—
2Latin-ensEnding of the present active participle of second...

Words derived from “-ent”

Every word from Latin -ens →Every word from Old French -ent →