Where does “unchancy” come from?
unchancy (English) comes from English chancy, 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 — to fall.
unchancy (English): Unfortunate, unlucky; Dangerous, unsafe
Definitions
- Unfortunate, unlucky; Dangerous, unsafe
Ancestry of “unchancy”, step by step
unchancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chancy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chancy | uncertain, risky, hazardous; subject to chance;... |
| 2 | English | chance | An opportunity or possibility; Random occurrence;... |
| 3 | Middle English | chance | — |
| 4 | Old French | cheance | accident, chance, luck |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |