-ancy
English
Etymology
From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.
Suffix
-ancy
- Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.
- buoyant + -ancy → buoyancy
- ascendant + -ancy → ascendancy
- expect + -ancy → expectancy
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ancy
See also
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