-esy

-esy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

French form of -esis, from Late Latin -esia, from -ēsis, from Ancient Greek -ησις (-ēsis), from -σις (-sis).

Suffix

-esy

  1. Noun suffix that denotes a condition, action, or process.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -esy
courtesy
curtsey
geodesy
heresy
poesy

References

  • Heather Marie Kosur (2024), “-esy”, in Linguistics Girl‎[1]
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