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Where does “cadena” come from?

cadena (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cadena, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

cadena (Spanish): chain; necklace; network

Definitions

  1. chain; necklace; network

Ancestry of “cadena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcadena—
2Latincatēna—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “cadena”

  • encadenar
  • desencadenar
  • kadena
  • kadena
  • karina
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