Where does “chanslös” come from?

chanslös (Swedish) comes from Swedish chans, 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.

chanslös (Swedish): not standing a chance

Definitions

  1. not standing a chance

Ancestry of “chanslös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishchanschance; an opportunity or possibility
2Frenchchancechance; luck
3Old Frenchcheanceaccident, chance, luck
4Vulgar Latincadentiafalling
5Latincadēnsfalling
6Latincadōto fall, to fall out
7Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →