princess
You said Latin. It's Norman French.
How that family writes these sounds
| the noun endings | -age, -ance/-ence, -ment, -ery, -ess, -etvillage, patience, judgment, bakery, princess, pocket |
What gives it away on the page
| -age, -ance/-ence, -ment, -ery, -ess, -et | The workhorse French endings.village, patience, judgment, bakery, princess, pocket |
Placing it without the spelling
| court, church, cuisine, fashion, art, anything a ruler did | Norman Frenchvillage, patience, judgment, princess |
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