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Reconstruction:Latin/cadentia

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From cadent- +‎ -ia, or from the neuter plural of cadens (“falling”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈdɛntʲa/

Noun

*cadentia f (Proto-Romance)

  1. fall, falling

Descendants
  • Italian: cadenza (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Franco-Provençal: chenci[1]
  • Old French: cheance (see there for further descendants)
  • Romanian: cădință

References
  • The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 1991. Page 100.
  1. Devaux, André. 1892. Essai sur la langue vulgaire du Dauphiné septentrional au moyen âge. Paris: H. Welter. Page 215.
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