Where does “chanceusement” come from?

chanceusement (Norman) comes from Norman chanceux, from French chanceux, from French chance, from Old French cheance, from Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.

chanceusement (Norman): luckily

Definitions

  1. luckily

Ancestry of “chanceusement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanchanceuxlucky
2Frenchchanceuxwith good luck; fortunate
3Frenchchancechance; luck
4Old Frenchcheanceaccident, chance, luck
5Vulgar Latincadentiafalling
6Latincadēnsfalling
7Latincadōto fall, to fall out
8Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Proto-Italic kadōEvery word from Latin cadō
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