Etymology of the English word cadenza
the English word
cadenzaderived from the Old Italian word
cadenzaderived from the Italian word
caderederived from the Latin word
cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kad- (to fall)
derived from the Late Latin word
cadentiaderived from the Latin word
cadensderived 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 cadenza in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
