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Where does “cadentia” come from?

cadentia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cadentia (Vulgar Latin): falling

Definitions

  1. falling

Ancestry of “cadentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadēns—
2Latincadō—
3Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cadentia”

  • chance
  • cadence
  • Cadence
  • cadenza
  • chancy
  • chaunce
  • chancer
  • Kadence
  • unchancy
  • chanceth
  • chanciness
  • chanceful
  • wanchancy
  • chanceless
  • chancewise
  • chancest
  • chaunceth
  • bechance
  • chanceable
  • chancily
  • chanceably
  • demicadence
  • Kaidence
  • wanchance
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