Etymology of the English suffix -ence

Derivations in English

vergence, abhorrence, abscondence, acquiescence, antecedence, belligerence, coherence, coincidence, competence, condescendence, condolence, consentience, contingence, convergence, deliquescence, deterrence, diffluence, divulgence, ebullience, impertinence, incandescence, incurrence, independence, insistence, insurgence, interference, obsolescence, persistence, phosphorescence, precedence, recipience, recurrence, reference, refringence, remanence, renascence, sentience, subsequence, virescence, advertence, salience

Usage

Word found in Modern English