## Etymology
From independent + -cy; independent from in- ('not') + dependent, from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de- ('down') + pendere ('to hang').

## AI Etymology
Independency comes from independent + -cy; independent from in- ('not') + dependent, from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de- ('down') + pendere ('to hang'). The etymological trail includes Latin dependere, Latin pendere, and Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-. As a noun, independency means the state of independence; a self-governing territory or church polity. The same family is visible in related forms such as independent, independence, dependency, and depend. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

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