Where does “cadent” come from?

cadent (English) comes from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadent (English): Falling

Definitions

  1. Falling

Ancestry of “cadent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadēnsfalling
2Latincadōto fall, to fall out
3Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cadent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →