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