Etymology of the English word accidence
the English word
accidencederived from the Late Latin word
accidentia (chance, casual event, that which happens)
derived from the Latin word
accidens (accidental happening, chance event, contingency)
derived from the Latin word
accidere (cut, cut into, down; fall upon, down, to; happens, turns out, befalls)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
ciderederived from the Latin word
cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kad- (to fall)
Date
The earliest known usage of accidence in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
