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Where does “cădință” come from?

cădință (Romanian) comes from Romanian cădea, from Late Latin cadeo, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cădință (Romanian): decency, decorum, propriety

Definitions

  1. decency, decorum, propriety

Ancestry of “cădință”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancădeato fall
2Late Latincadeo—
3Latincadō—
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
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