Reconstruction:Latin/cadentia
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom cadent- + -ia, or from the neuter plural of cadens (“falling”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
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.