Where does “chonsya” come from?
chonsya (Cornish) comes from Cornish chons, from English chance, from Middle English chance, from Old French cheance, from Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
chonsya (Cornish): to chance
Definitions
- to chance
Ancestry of “chonsya”, step by step
chonsya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish chons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | chons | chance, luck |
| 2 | English | chance | An opportunity or possibility; Random occurrence;... |
| 3 | Middle English | chance | — |
| 4 | Old French | cheance | accident, chance, luck |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cadentia | falling |
| 6 | Latin | cadēns | falling |
| 7 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via Cornish ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ya | — |