Etymology of the English word chance
the English word
chancederived from the Old French word
chancederived 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)
derived from the Old French word
cheancederived from the Old French word
cheoirDate
The earliest known usage of chance in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
chancer,
wanchancy,
chanceful,
chancy,
happenchance,
chanced,
chancingCognates
Dutch
kans, French
chance, German
Chance, Italian
cadenza, Lithuanian
šansas, Norwegian
sjanse, Polish
szansa, Russian
шaнc, Swedish
chans, Yiddish
shansUsage
Word found in Modern English
