Where does “cadans” come from?

cadans (Dutch) comes from French cadence, from Italian cadenza, from Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadans (Dutch): cadence

Definitions

  1. cadence

Ancestry of “cadans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadencecadence; first-person singular present indicative...
2Italiancadenzacadence; rhythm; third-person singular present...
3Vulgar Latincadentiafalling
4Latincadēnsfalling
5Latincadōto fall, to fall out
6Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →