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DictionaryRoot: -y
English

-y

a place, office, or associated activity

Forms

  • -y

Origin

Through French noun formations in -ie, ultimately associated with Latin -ia.

Note

This noun ending is distinct from the English -y that means “full of” or “like.”

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An isolated national treasury building with a small national flag is paired with a cutaway of organized public funds and a numeric accounting ledger; public-money administration, no people, slogans or bank brand.
noun

treasury

TREZH-uh-ree/ˈtreʒəri/

A place where valuables or funds are held.

Etymology
treasurGreekstore, treasure
+yEnglisha place, office, or associated activity

Built on the treasure base, treasury first named a room or building where valuables were kept safe. The name shifted from the storehouse to the government department controlling public revenue and expenditure.

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