Where does “authentic cadence” come from?
authentic cadence (English) comes from English authentic, from Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός, from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
authentic cadence (English): A cadence involving the resolution of the dominant chord (V) to the root chord (I)
Definitions
- A cadence involving the resolution of the dominant chord (V) to the root chord (I)
Ancestry of “authentic cadence”, step by step
authentic cadence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English authentic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | authentic | Of the same origin as claimed; genuine;... |
| 2 | Middle English | authentik | — |
| 3 | Old French | autentique | — |
| 4 | Latin | authenticus | original, genuine, authentic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐθεντικός | warranted, authentic, authoritative |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐθέντης | a perpetrator of any act, especially that he... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via English Cadence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cadence | The act or state of declining or sinking |
| 2 | English | cadence | The act or state of declining or sinking;... |
| 3 | Middle French | cadence | — |
| 4 | Italian | cadenza | cadence; rhythm; third-person singular present... |
| 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 |