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-ancy

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Etymology

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From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.

Suffix

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-ancy

  1. 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

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