Etymology of the English word chancer
the English word
chancerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from 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 chancer in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
