Hyphenation
in·di·gencePronunciation
Etymology
() Middle English, late 14th century, from Old French indigence (13th century), from Latin indigentia, from indigentem, form of indigere (“to need”) from indu (“in, within”) + egere (“be in need, want”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 Only relation to antonym affluence is common Latinate suffix + -ence.