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Where does “cadencer” come from?

cadencer (French) comes from French cadence, from Italian cadenza, from Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadencer (French): to cadence

Definitions

  1. to cadence

Ancestry of “cadencer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadencecadence; first-person singular present indicative...
2Italiancadenzacadence; rhythm; third-person singular present...
3Vulgar Latincadentiafalling
4Latincadēns—
5Latincadō—
6Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cadencer”

  • cadence
  • cadencer
  • cadans
  • cadență
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