Where does “cadena” come from?

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

cadena (Chavacano): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “cadena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcadenachain; necklace; network
2Old Spanishcadena—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old Spanish cadena →