Where does “chanceux” come from?

chanceux (Norman) comes from French chanceux, 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 (Norman): lucky

Definitions

  1. lucky

Ancestry of “chanceux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchanceuxwith good luck; fortunate
2Frenchchancechance; luck
3Old Frenchcheanceaccident, chance, luck
4Vulgar Latincadentiafalling
5Latincadēnsfalling
6Latincadōto fall, to fall out
7Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “chanceux”

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