Where does “chanceux” come from?

chanceux (French) comes from French 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.

chanceux (French): with good luck; fortunate

Definitions

with good luck; fortunate

Ancestry of “chanceux”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	chance	chance; luck
2	Old French	cheance	accident, chance, luck
3	Vulgar Latin	cadentia	falling
4	Latin	cadēns	falling
5	Latin	cadō	to fall, to fall out
6	Proto-Italic	kadō	fall, sink
7	Proto-Indo-European	ḱad-	to fall

Words derived from “chanceux”

chanceux
chanceusement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →