Where does “intercadence” come from?
intercadence (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intercadence (English): The occurrence of an extra beat between the two...
Definitions
- The occurrence of an extra beat between the two...
Ancestry of “intercadence”, step by step
intercadence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
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 |