Morpheme
-ace
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) adjective suffix denoting “resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to” or “tendency, inclination”; (2) pejorative noun suffix
Etymology
(1) Middle English -ace; Old French -ace; Latin -ācia, from -ācis + -is, from -āx; (2) Middle English -is; Latin -ācium, from -ācius, from -āceus, from from -ācis + -eus, from -āx; (3) Middle French -ace; Italian -accio; Latin -āceum, -āceam, -acea, from -āceus, from from -ācis + -eus, from -āx; (4) Middle English -as; Old French -as, -az; Latin -ācium, from -ācius, from -āceus, from from -ācis + -eus, from -āx; (5) French -asse; Old Occitan -assa; Vulgar Latin -acea, from -āceus, from from -ācis + -eus, from -āx
Evidence
menace, mendaciloquence, mendaciloquent, pomace, populace, solace, terrace
See Also
-ax, -ace, -acy, -aceous, -acious, -asse, -accia, -azzo, -azzi, -acea, -aceae, -aceum, -acean, -acic, -acoyl, -acitate, -acitance, -acitor, -acitive, -aci-
Homographs
Ac(e) [Ace, Ac], Ace, Ace, Ace
