-ancy
Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.
Suffix
- Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.
- account + -ancy → accountancy
- ascend + -ancy → ascendancy
- expect + -ancy → expectancy
Origin
From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.