The crossword solutions for the term SUFFIX WITH LION are ESS (3 letters) and IZE (3 letters). ESS is a suffix derived from the Old English word 'ESSE' meaning 'to be'. It is commonly used to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs. IZE is a suffix derived from the Greek verb 'izein' meaning 'to make'. It is commonly used to form verbs. Both ESS and IZE are often combined with the word 'LION' to create words such as 'lioness' and 'LIONIZE'.