Morpheme
-acy
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a quality, state, or condition
Etymology
(1) suffixal construction from -at(e) + -cy; (2) Latin -ātia, from -ātus + -ia; (3) Middle English -acie; Anglo-Norman and Old French -acie; Latin -ācia, from -ātia, from -ās; (4) Old French -ace; Latin -ācia, from -ācis + -ia, from -āx
Evidence
accuracy, acritochromacy, adequacy, advocacy, candidacy, celibacy, conspiracy, consulacy, contumacy, curacy, degeneracy, delicacy, efficacy, episcopacy, extimacy, fallacy, idiomacy, idiotacy, illiteracy, immaculacy, immediacy, inaccuracy, inadequacy, indelicacy, intermediacy, intricacy, inveteracy, legitimacy, leucophlegmacy, literacy, lunacy, maculacy, numeracy, obduracy, pentachromacy, pertinacy, pervicacy, primacy, prioracy, privacy, profligacy, prolificacy, supernumeracy, supremacy, surrogacy, tetrachromacy
Notes
homophone of -asy
See Also
-ax, -ace, -ace, -acy, -aceous, -acious, -asse, -accia, -azzo, -azzi, -acea, -aceae, -aceum, -acean, -acic, -acate, -acoyl, -acitate, -acitance, -acitor
