Where does “cadență” come from?
cadență (Romanian) 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.
cadență (Romanian): cadence
Ancestry of “cadență”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cadence | cadence; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | cadenza | cadence; rhythm; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cadentia | falling |
| 4 | Latin | cadēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |