Where does “chancy” come from?
chancy (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.
chancy (English): uncertain, risky, hazardous; subject to chance;...
Definitions
- uncertain, risky, hazardous; subject to chance;...
Ancestry of “chancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “chancy”