-esse

Εννοια (English)

used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.)

Synonyms

-e

-euse

-ité

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɛs/

Ετυμολογία (English)

Inherited from Παλαιά Γαλλικά: -ece

Inherited from Λατινικά: -itia

Inherited from Μέσα Γαλλικά: -esse

Inherited from Παλαιά Γαλλικά: -esse

In summary

Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise.