What Is The Origin Of "Sleep Tight"?
Definition of -ance in English:
-ance
suffix
1Forming nouns denoting a quality or state or an instance of one.
- ‘allegiance’
- ‘extravagance’
- ‘perseverance’
2Forming nouns denoting an action.
‘appearance’‘utterance’
Origin
From French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia (from present participial stems -ant-, -ent-).
