Etymology of the English word mordancy
the English word
mordancyderived from the English word
mordantderived from the Old French word
mordantderived from the Old French word
mordrederived from the Latin word
mordere (bite; sting; hurt)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mer-using the English suffix
-ancyderived from the Old French word
mordancyderived from the Old French word
mordrederived from the Latin word
mordere (bite; sting; hurt)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mer-Usage
Word found in Modern English