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Where does “cadena” come from?

cadena (Catalan) comes from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

cadena (Catalan): chain; channel; chain, string

Definitions

  1. chain; channel; chain, string

Ancestry of “cadena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatēna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “cadena”

  • desencadenar
  • encadenar
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