Where does “wanchancy” come from?
wanchancy (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.
wanchancy (English): Unlucky; unchancy; Wicked
Definitions
- Unlucky; unchancy; Wicked
Ancestry of “wanchancy”, step by step
wanchancy 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 |