Reconstruction:Latin/cadentia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cadent- + -ia, or from the neuter plural of cadens (“falling”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*cadentia f (Proto-Romance)
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: cadenza (see there for further descendants)
- Franco-Provençal: chenci (archaic)
- Old French: cheance (see there for further descendants)
- Romanian: cădință
References[edit]
- The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 1991. Page 100.